“Get the tables,” said the Dudley Boyz
“BAH GAWD,” screamed JR and the King!

As blood spilled like paint across chairs and torsos
Onto the latest victim of that very moment

followed by Swanton bombs off of ladders. Meanwhile
I, in conjunction with the crowd, lose my fucking mind

Chris L. Butler is an Afro-Dutch poet, essayist, and historian from Philadelphia, PA. His work has been featured in Versification, Perhappened, Trampset Magazine, Lucky Jefferson, Medium, and NewPages.