A quixotic dream

A Quixote sat dreaming

of becoming a hero

One up on that macho

that macho Franco Nero

Save a damsel from drowning

and swimming with a mermaid

Ride a devil like the phantom

and save the princess waylaid

Carry bags of booty from the casino

a trickster so clever

And with all the law and cops behind

yet behind bars never ever

A pistol drawn so fast

even his shadow's aghast!

And before the adversary could wink

it's all bang bang blast blast

As he rip's off his shirt

to lift a load at the gym

seductive eyes ogle his muscles

and pink lips hiss -- "Its him, its him"!

Alas! From under the covers

crept out a rickety spider

Up went Quixote in the air

to land with a thud -- that devil's rider

-- By Sanjiv Mathur