Kike

The beast is a beast
not because of devilry or witchery
but for his beauty
if you don’t believe me
ask Mata Hari
or whoever was Filimelé
my friend is not Jewish
although he has a beard
and big ears
and has a name of kike
although he’s not a New York kike
and probably doesn’t know who Mata Hari was
or Filimelé for what matters
my friend has a beauty of his own
although no devil inside Brazilian rum bottles
and no taste for devilish mischief.
“The beast is a beast…
-I heard his radio say-
not because of devilry or witchery
but for his beauty”
just ask my friend Kike
although he’s not a kike.