the scapegoat named Zölaf

the scapegoat eeks,

you can hear him from the attic,

"eerk"

"meerg"

"eerk"

his name is Zolaf,

he goes by Zolaf,

and he was born no good.

go away, they tell Zolaf.

we are talking, they scream in a whisper

go away, they tell Zolaf

no you can't be here, they scream in a whisper

go away, they say

so Zolaf stays in the attic,

even though he grows tall and big,

becomes a hunchback so as not to punch a hole on the roof

nibbles grand meals stolen at night from the fridge

nibbles and smiles and claps in awe with triangular teeth

through the hole on the ceiling claps and claps and claps

for his kinling,

Dulan, Mulan, Julam

they are good at things he is not good at

they can speak good

they are arti-

cu-late

they can speak

prettily, smoothily, prettily

muchest munch Zolaf in that attic

meerg - eerg - meerg