by John Rocco
Fritz Lang
monocle
and at least one big martini a day for life
told Hitler to go fuck himself
cast big boy Death in Der müde Tod with lots of candles
loved high-priced Hollywood call girls
invented high tech demonic city serial killer spy movies
the master criminal
Dr. Mabuse
King of Crime
Hypnotist of Modernity
and then there was little
Hans Beckert
child murderer who can’t help himself
based on the real
Vampire of Düsseldorf
who killed big wild swans in the park
drank their blood
gushers of deep blood
shooting from their necks.