"Don't Let Me See You In The Whirl" (national poetry month poem-a-day) Day 9
written by Bruce A.
Pandolfo
4/9/2017
“There is power in
naming and power in shaming!”
The Evening Whirl's weekly
warning headline historically heralded!!
The print pressed proudly
and pugnaciously to punish
the pungent by the jumpin'
journalist of justice
(Saint Louis' scribblin'
Sanders) since he's 8
he's assisted sprawling
out the scrolls, now he's 68
lays out photos to lay out
felons, rapists and robbers who romp
while applauding the
courageous cops that drop, stop and stomp
our neighborhoods' nasty
ne'er-do-wells and dirty dastardly derelicts!!
Horray for our H-men,
can I get an amen?
Aimin' to celebrate them;
Ol' “Knuckles”
Johnson,
Strong “Stone Hard”
persistent “Pac-Man”.
The Whirl born of Ben
Thompson, who passed along its long past
The riotous righteous rag
that puts the blasted baddies on blast!
St. Louis boasts the most
murders in the grandest greatest country in the World!!!
and Sander's says every
single homicide is hollered 'bout and harbored by the Whirl
An unpolished,
unvarnished, unabashed, scum-bashing,
publication to get the
public information!!
a stellar sensation!!
a fantastic favorite!!
The Whirl is an education
and an honest set of statements,
If you're a killer, you're
a killer,
if you're accused, then
prove you're not,
The Whirl will whittle
weasels down at will,
and spin yarns to unravel
the plots!!
There ain't a criminal or
a crime
that will escape Sander's
rhymes,
stays late with sleepy
eyes Sunday nights
to supply this rough and
tumble 'Times on time.
No time for euphemisms, we
shoot straight ahead,
not feelin' the realest
realist style we're dealin? read the Times instead!!
For nearly 80 years The
Whirl has stood for decency in neighborhoods
“Don't let me see you in
The Whirl” is parting parlance for “be good.”
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