chagall backdrop

It moves from me
in quiet froth
a verb
on a mission
efficacious

I would hurl
epitaphs instead
but they’re way too heavy
and oddly shaped
for effective
crisp defamation

In Italy
when the weather’s bad
they say
Fa cattivo tempo

So I say that
fast and over and find
some fleeting satisfaction

Warships aft,
life’s about to suck
and everyone is thinking
Frigate

© Chagall, 2013