Jealous company

Raising their eyebrows

at someone

somewhere 

who somewhat

tries and tries

twice and prizes

prizing themselves

In the prayers of their mother

her faint voice 

mangy strands

‘Encore’, they sceam

Raging teens, trying to find something

that means, something

to someone

somewhere

who somewhat

tries and tries

Dirty bodies collapse

‘Let loose, Oh Pharaoh’ 

‘Kings and Queens, let loose!’

 ’Give us something that means!’