Gimcrack Poem by David Kowalczyk

This word wears
the stolen face
of an circus clown.


This word was expelled
from Sid Vicious High School
in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
It grows extremely atrabilious
whenever confused with
its brother, Gewgaw.


This word has the sensibilities
of a dead oppossum.
It bathes only during the full moon.
It has big red potatoes
growing in both ears.


Whipped by the wind
and scorched by the sun,
it is afraid of miracles.