Sosoetry – Anthony

I wrote this one about my phenomenally talented pal Anthony Veilleux.

a lad half Dutch, half Quebecois
with a certain je ne sais quoi
his talents many and varied
numerous and intermarried
concepts come in brainstorms
master of various art forms
concepts visualized
ideas fully realized
creating either a statue
or a top notch tattoo
from the moment that he wakes up
he’s plotting horror movie make up
from wounds that are virulent
to faces that are purulent
since he’s the undisputed master
the city calls him to simulate disaster
recreating a fearsome knife slash
or the trauma of a car crash
working on a big budget production
to fabricate tissue destruction
did a fake tattoo for a Hollywood movie
Russell Crowe thought it was groovy
a luminary in garage kit culture
winning awards for his fine sculpture
his awesome bust of Jim Henson
is sure to get a judge’s attention
faces stretched like elastic
molded from a cast of plastic
slinging ink at Blue Dragon
puttering on the shaggin wagon
working with drunks near clinical
has made him just a tad cynical
while he can be quite sarcastic
about his art he’s very enthusiastic
capable of just about any style
his liners have laid in many a mile
it’s always worth a look
inside his incredible sketchbook
drawings of alien fellatio
penciled in blue non repro
original characters robotic
in vivid scenes quite erotic
from ladies statuesque
to ogres grotesque
director and costume illustrator
for local amateur theatre
he’ll first build a mini diorama
to test set designs for a new drama
of brain enhancers he disapproves
he only gets into natural grooves
demonstrating a lot of prejudice
against that wonderful cannabis
so as not to be a polluting jerk
he pedals his mountain bike to work
while undoubtedly very creative
he’s assured to never be procreative