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Strange  Love

Dayvid Figler 


​Despite his name
He was pure goodness, but
“Pure Goodness” Kneivel
Doesn’t sell glossy posters,    
Mattel models or French kisses.
 
Evel Kneivel – Technicolor
Black & White & Red – all over.
Evel wears a helmet.
Evel uses a walking stick made from his own femur.
Evel once scared a wild turkey.
Evel jumps the fountain of vermouth
            and hits the skids.
 
Static blue & pink champagne on ice idols
Sprawling hot tub poodle shag vaulted gold
Mirrored ceiling velvet beds round the clock
Swirling marble hairpieces and medallions
 
Who wouldn’t want to jump Caesars?


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Dayvid Figler is a lifelong Nevadan and attorney who defends indigent people accused of capital murder. He writes award-winning opinion-editorial columns on criminal justice reform for the Nevada Independent newspaper.  A two-time recipient of the Nevada Arts Council Fellowship for writing, he also received the prestigious Medal of Justice from the Nevada State Bar in 2019.  He has a good five minutes of patter for most cocktail parties.
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