i sent my sympathies
and notes of condolences
some flowers and
a big wreath for the
death of a lawyer
suffering from cancer
of the tongue

the delivery boy who
carries it to the place
where the dead body lies
tells the other delivery boy
carrying the flowers

his tongue deserves it.

RIC S. BASTASA

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/upon-hearing-that-a-lawyer-dies-of-tongue-cancer/