.<\/p>\n
he said, \u201cnot a good time for humor\u201d
\nshe said, \u201cwhat’s the matter?\u201d
\nhe said, nothing
\nshe said, \u201cI’ll tickle you till you scream \u201cAunt Jamima\u201d
\nhe said, \u201caintch moma\u201d\u201d
\nshe said, \u201cno, but I’m old enough to be your grandmoma\u201d<\/p>\n
being Italian, he sent word down to that little town
\nto threaten the old hag if she didn’t \u201cshut da f___ up\u201d
\nthe only Italian around, an ex-relative
\nwhom she had heard once use \u201cmafia\u201d threat
\n(as if something every Italian male would do)<\/p>\n
he said, \u201cDon’t say another word to Ron,
\ncause if you do, if I don’t hurt you, he will hurt me.\u201d
\nshe shed tears
\nhe said, \u201cAll you have to do is shut up.\u201d
\nshe said, \u201cI’m crying for your lost soul.\u201d<\/p>\n
grandmama (to be perfectly clear,
\na great grandmama) knew
\na demon, once set lose
\ndoes not do \u201cpin pricks\u201d
\nand
\nbeing of the age
\nwhere death is the expected next
\nthe mote would be expended
\nto a loved one
\nmost likely a child
\nergo she tied her tongue<\/p>\n
even a clown
\nknows when to fold
\nwhen nothing’s to be learned
\nby Act III.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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