25
Predatory
There
are
quite
enough
scallywags
and
false
prophets
among
us
to
swindle
any
god
out
of
every
drop
of
blood.
We
evidence
ostentatious
laissez
faire
connoisseurs
of
exotic
wines
and
fruits
along
the
palatine
boardwalks
that
span
massive
galaxies.
Surrounded
by
scoundrels,
would-‐be
devils
and
and
ghouls
we’d
just
as
well
skedaddle,
lest
lay
black
tracks
while
evaporating
in
a
vapor
trail.
Resonance
is
tested
as
resistance
evinced
by
the
rooster’s
boisterous
cock-‐a-‐doodle
on
a
dim
chilly
morning
when
coastal
fog
gives
up
the
ghost.
By
Thomas
Piekarski