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The Humorless King 
by Rickey Rivers Jr. 

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I sit on a bone throne picking your brain.

The court jester sings songs of sin,

of worldly men.

His feet bloody skin.

He slips and falls before me.

The court room laughs.

And I only sentence.

For these prats don't humor the humorless.

And I am here now.

Picking and pricking and prodding,

always in mind

with tentacles and instruments.

You belong to me. 

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About Rickey

 

Rickey Rivers Jr was born and raised in Alabama. He is a writer and cancer survivor. His work has appeared in Dream Noir Magazine, Bonnie's Crew, Nightingale & Sparrow, Crepe & Penn (among other publications). Twitter.com/storiesyoumight / https://storiesyoumightlike.wordpress.com/ His third mini collection of 3x3 poems is available now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VDH6XG5 

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