Danse Macabre

 flesh marionettes,

unseen strings;

they jerk smiling

but solemn--

slowly,

ritually.

the endzone twerk

and the graveyard stomp

colliding.

dance for the "cleansing fire".

dance for the plague victims,

dance for the war to be.

dance your

last victory;

but make it seem carefree.

surrender thought and

identity. 

emulate the joker

in his house of cards

and let the music

play.