Purim Megillah, Chapter 5

Now it came to pass on the third day

Esther got all dolled up

Dressed like a queen

All for the king.

And she waited in the courtyard

To attact the king's attention

Knowing she is beautiful

Because everyone tells her so.

They tell her that's where her power lies

But she knows better.

Because Esther is used to being looked at

She knows what it's worth

That is, she knows about the people who only look

But cannot see.

But she looks at them, too.

And she can see.

They can look and look and never see the truth

The power that she has

That she has to have

When you have no power.

So she waits in the courtyard

Because if the king lets her touch his golden scepter

(Insert double entendre here),

She lives.

But if he is offended

That she came to him without permission

She dies.

But here she is

She has to be

Because Esther sees what the king is doing.

Now it came to pass

That Esther is beautiful

And so she found favor in the king's eyes

So she invites him to a party

And Haman, too.

Especially Haman,

Only Haman.

And Haman gets all puffed up

Full of his glory

He can only see himself

The Great Man

Going to the queens banquet

And he walks past Mordechai

At the King's Gate

And Mordechai looks at Haman

And thinks to himself,

Feh

What an asshole

So Mordechai refuses to stand up

Because Mordechai sees what Haman is doing.

And it came to pass

That this really freaks out Haman

Haman sees himself through Mordechai's eyes

And everything crumbles

Classic narcissism

On one hand

Oh the glory and the money

Haman the Big Man

The king's right hand

Invited to the Queen's banquet

And on the other hand

Mordechai, that Jew, said,

Feh.

It kills Haman inside

Getting dissed by Mordechai

And he goes home to complain to Zeresh, his wife.

How, Haman asks,

Can I have a good time knowing Mordechai doesn't respect me?

So Zeresh the loyal wife says,

Look, Haman, love of my life,

don't let the Jew ruin your fun,

The solution is simple!

Build a gallows

50 Cubits high

And in the morning

Tell the king to hang Mordechai from it

Until he's dead.

Then party with a happy heart!

So Haman builds the gallows

Oy, he's in such a good mood

But as we all know

God sees what Haman is doing.