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.
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?
###
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.
