The Death of Boss Hogg

Boss Hogg lies
on his reinforced bariatric deathbed.

He looks weak and shrivelled
in his white three-piece sleep suit.
A shell of a man
with his outer casing grown translucent.

He seems to be fading
before our very thighs.

Rosco P. bends an ear
to catch his master's last stuttering words:
Tell The Duke Boys I love 'em.

Rosco says
The Duke Boys, are you sure?
You always hated 'em before...

Boss Hogg replies
Hell, I'm heading for the J.D. Funeral Home
in a hearse with some goddamn bull horns on.
There ain't no Hazzard County way up in the skies...


We look on in confusion.
Boss Hogg dies.

B.R. 04/09/2016