Member Poem

Matriarch mastermind manipulated minions
rang their hells bells signifying
damned to traverse highway to hell
dirty deeds done dirt cheap
(names changed fo' malady to remain anonymous.)

Preface:
Upon bitterly cold dawning hours of January 2000,
the Harns family (not actual name of real persons
constituting yours truly
mine wife and at that time
deux darling very young daughters)
desperately sought place to live.

Neon Swat Team (an independent realtor) politely
informed us (meaning myself and the missus), our
family lease would not be renewable.

The reason without a rhyme?

Ever since events intitially laid forth as poem,
I delightfully witnessed birth of daughter
number two February 4th, 1999, (whose existence this
papa helped beget approximately nine months prior),
now twenty two oplus years passed rendering contractual
non-binding obligation null and void - whew.

Even though then barely tipping scales at less than ten
pounds of flesh, (this bundle of sugar, spice and everything
nice, especially when adorned in pink bows inclusive),
she warranted unlawful occupancy capacity subsequently
exceeding one plus bedroom apartment in Schwenksville,
Pennsylvania.

Body quasi poetic/prosaic
minimally couched, sunk, tabled...
within wordy  mosaic:

We reckoned to live temporarily at premises vacated by
mother in law from hell (since recent death of her husband,
whose after life settled him in Willoughby) domicile situated
at 1148 Tree Green Lane (a cozy and lazy keystone chic
urban outfitted hamlet tucked into totally tubular foothills of
Venn Palley, Pennsylvania), a nook of quaintness plum
perfect where rivers Ratford Upon Savon converged.

A final decision where matriarch (widowed Sia), would live
unanimously decreed by dee two elder snide heard twisted
sisters of thine wife.

They made final decision to relocate black widow closer to 
middle sibling, (who resided, and still lives in Paradise).
    
Authoritarianism overruled and over rode desperate pleas
from Zion scion in mourning (sh va ring), whose many
sentimental bric a brac damned memories and paraphernalia
filled every nook and cranny of our then emergency address,
which purportedly brief tenancy (attested, linkedin, predicated,
stipulated... to so called gentlemans’ agreement – purported
verbal pact unintentionally violated)
witnessed ceaseless besieging from wuthering heights,
bruiting base bare-knuckle skirmishes commencing
soon after day One, when
we decamped within hoity -toity Mainline. 

Do to accumulative (generations worth) cloudy fifty shades
of gray prized possessions, an irrevocable non clear voyance,
viz summoning forth prognostication, alternately
what would presage implacable brick bats hurled at us.

Soothsayer mulled, peered, and stared
into vintage crystal ball hesitant to offer prediction,
(a common practice before afore mentioned
treasures bequeathed to upcoming next of kin),
could not be countenanced until deemed
(Rabbi – representing
ultra orthodox religious custom) 
spoke blessing referencing
woebegone spirit of deceased
into realm of nonlivingsocial
avast capitolone enlightened gateway.

Little could we foresee blitzkrieg,
cannonading, incessant strafe
carpet bombing bloody onslaught
from the generation of vipers,
viz soon after schlepping our selves,
precious progeny cargo,
and other sundry and various trappings
within thee aforementioned dwelling.

Upon immediate realization
concerning ill suited habitation
apparently revelation offered inconvenient truth
us Earthlings upended tipping point
think their very existence
precariously, hazardously, and frightfully balanced.

At that time, he (meaning this writer),
who attended either CHI Trade School.
in Broomall, Pennsylvania
or The Chubb Institute
location - Springfield, Pennsylvania 
(despite distance and travel time
to and from said vocational facility
much more manageable, feasible, agreeable
commuting to trade school from Lower Merion),
otherwise every other aspect of this move
(meaning suitability for young family)
served as fodder for emotional gristmill.

Warfare subsequently declared upon
pseudonymous unit teary yon household
soon after hunkering down
within said tract housing unit,
a fusillade fired off
re: porting volleys of character assassination
bombarded this soldier of misfortune
and clearly implicated for being
a non Jewish schlemiel inducing
endless economic doomsday
after siring winter borne offspring.

Proximity to aforesaid trade school(s),
nor convenience to many markets, 
we (thy robin to this Scottish batman)
could not mitigate against
defencelessness, helplessness nor lucklessness
to ward off volatile plague
coalescing, manifesting, shape shifting
spitting rounds of low casted acidity
quickly registering sortie as... shiver me timbers!

The general scenario sans
welcome committee likened to grenadier
glaring gilt garbed Gestapo
lobbing hand grenades at us with particular
scathing wrath vocalized venality,
especially visited upon this singular
quintessential opportunistic nowhere man.   
 
Aside from an initial aversion, collusion
re: expulsion and general glowering iridescent,
jackknifed kindling mandating ostracization,
we experienced a pleasant welcome.