b-t-c in court

entangled in disputes with judges

bluffo-the-clown’s nose pinkens

into cherry, then scarlet, and now

purpling toward magenta

both walls of the narrowing trap

chuckle, one to watch his antics

with relief as he draws attention

from the real magawork

the other foolishly believing

he disqualifies himself

when no one really cares

            --poor bluffo