The Scallous Game

On a ladder vexed legs stand balanced so
each leg formed perfect like eyeless potatoes
A balancing game imprinting vigored
professional walking from one wall to another
Like the hell one discerns souls
avoiding with white clench the knot holes.

Impressed with this game a young man goaled
two narrow sticks to which a net was sewn
to walk off of land akin to stilt poles
crossing water with dry foot soles.
His brain tool imbued with rust and mold
at the river drowning like a well planned joke!