+ Jester's Trial Poem by Jordan Legaspi

+ Jester's Trial



Jester's trial


Meanwhile somebody
of the master be another dolly
Dance against her will-
music of pure puppeteer
Soon it will come to pass
the wizard cannot be named
will come to collect what belongs to him
from the first day-
borrower of life thus, birth and death
Though some with smile,
tears of joy and happiness
But he cannot be a prophet
to tell this sire-
“death be your end fatal it should be”
to save the dolly
However, master they called him
and addressed by his nobility and power
By which no one can touch
the bone the flesh hidden inside
But death is his servant
to summoned him
to put the master into silent
And that is, be not a prisoner but free
And that it should be, the master’s
but not in slavery of authority
And that to remind you sire
the meaning of Pock-dally


Note:
The original title was “Pock-dally” which to the author means “prostitute/sex slave.
But change into the “Jester’s trial” to create another tone of character in the poem –the contrast between birth (joy) and death (sadness) : live (freewill) and dead (prisoner) .

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Jordan Legaspi

Jordan Legaspi

Davao City, Philippines
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