The hangman drew the hanged man
from the bleeding tarot deck,
thinking that his future must change
or hell would claim his debt.
The Devil laughed at the confusion
written all over the hangman’s face
thinking that he could escape his fate
or rewrite it, seemed misplaced.
The Devil mentioned politely
the hangman had a duty to perform
and in that moment all was naught
he was forever damned and forlorn.