The Dead Sidekick (with apologies to William Carlos Williams)

by Lon Prater


so much depends
upon

a dead side
kick

braised with flame
arrows

beside the white
princess.




Lon Prater is the lucky father of two smart girls, a stunt kite flyer and a writer of odd little tales. Find out more at his website. When asked to name his favourite fruit, he replied, "a juicy Florida orange will always rock my socks. Flamboyantly dressed and as tart as it is sweet... Now that's a fruit I can identify with!"


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