Bad Machinery by John Allison for March 01, 2017

Lottie and Shauna set in motion

Angry mob has a foul notion

Treat the Troll as a pin-cushion

Pointy pitchforks they’ll be pushin’

Into tender, yielding flesh

Complications, I would guess

When joining with an angry mob

Mindless, frightened, they would rob

The giant Troll of his repast

Can such folly ever last?

Shall cooler heads prevail today?

Will the Troll now go away?

Do the teachers know what to do?

Why do they have pitchforks too?