April’s Fool
written by: Juan Perez
Room 231, Alice High School, Alice, Texas
Thursday, April 1, 2021
the boy who cried wolf
replacing old with the new
the girl who yelled rat
loud scream for a rat
invisible one it seems
somewhere on her desk
the trap smoothly set
the foolish to her rescue
the horrible laugh
unbelievable:
staring down would be victim
who scared a whole hall
chivalry must die
at least it should in this case
avoid things like this
should save the honor
quiet mouse over loud mouth
justice for this day
will take a whole year
repaying this player’s prank
sprung on April’s fool
Juan Manuel Pérez, a Mexican-American poet of indigenous descent and the current Poet Laureate for Corpus Christi, Texas (2019-2020), is the author of several books of poetry including a new book, SCREW THE WALL! AND OTHER BROWN PEOPLE POEMS (FlowerSong Books, 2020). The award-winning poet, history teacher, and Pushcart Nominee, is a founding committee member of the People’s Poetry Festival. He is also a member of the Horror Writers Association, the Science Fiction Poetry Association, and the Military Writers Society of America. Juan worships his Creator and chases chupacabras in the South Texas Coastal Bend Area.
Latest posts by Juan Perez (see all)
- April’s Fool - April 1, 2023
- Cthulocho No. 1 - November 4, 2022
- Easy - December 5, 2020
