Queen Tetona of the Nile
She is the Queen Tetona of the Nile,
Sharing her sweet full bosom with her man,
Who's dancing hoodoo voodoo with the style
And grace of Mary's sacrificial lamb.
The moon is full and drunk with Spanish rum,
Where angels dare to drown in alcohol,
While the poetic pharaoh Bubble Bum
Shares the inner secrets of his soul.
It's all so fake and perfectly absurd--
The acting and the lavish pageantry,
Lost in a mad cacophany of words
That cannot see the forest for the trees.
Lo! Queen Tetona and the great King Bum
Coming alive in all their majesty,
As both of them gyrate and start to hum
Some ritual hymn of sheer travesty.
Da-dum, da-da-da-dum, tra-la-la-lum--
That's how it all goes in the end--
Just watch the Queen Tetona and King Bum
Set off another superficial trend.
December 5, 2006
--Alexander Shaumyan
www.shaumyan.com
