tragedy plus time

[tv_educator]

i feel bad about abandoning my child such as i did, so have a bonus post - the poem from last semester's poetry workshop that i feel is best/the poem i am most comfortable with sharing. it is called "tragedy plus time" and it is a villanelle which it turns out are really damn hard to write

A horse walks into a bar.
The bartender says, "Hey, why the long face?"
Is it funny, or just plain bizarre?

The horse stands outside of the bar.
He's hesitant to enter, to return to this place.
A horse walks into a bar.

A chicken walks on the black tar,
As she crosses the road at a leisurely pace.
Is it funny, or just plain bizarre?

The chicken is struck by a car
In an instant, she's blown away without a trace
A horse walks into a bar

The horse, he has come very far
To honor the chicken, she always loved this place
Is it funny, or just plain bizarre?

He remembers her eyes full of stars.
Their friendship was something he couldn't replace.
A horse walks into a bar.
Is it funny, or just plain bizarre?