By William Laferriere
it’s long been understood that
there are no atheists in foxholes,
and it follows then, that there
are also no libertarians in crises,
no jokers at a biopsy,
no smiling faces -
telling lies
at a most inopportune time,
no needy pearl clutching
busy body know-it-alls,
no phony sentimentalists,
promising the glow of
natural antiseptics,
micro organisms for use
to dispel
malignancies…
it’s also understood that Cancer
as depicted, an astronomical constellation,
has the likeness of a crab
crushed
under the sandal of Hercules.
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