The Amazing Pretzel Man, poem by Vassilis Zambaras

      Hurry, hurry, hurry,

      Ladies and gentlemen,
      Boys and girls,

      See how he twists and turns
      Before your very eyes,

      Before your unbelieving eyes
      Before you know it,

      This king of contortionists
      Simultaneously single-handedly

      All by himself without any
      Help from—God help me—God

      Almighty Himself turns
      Himself into a side-

      Splitting kick-in-the-ass and
      A torturous pain in the neck.

      And by God, if you know
      What’s good for you,

      You’d better believe it.


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