Let me hear you prattle
like 31 Tic Tacs rattle

in a scruffy tattered case
your words hit me like mace

I pace

agony drips from my face

orange

with rage

31 tigers in a plastic cage

roar

in my pocket
an heirloom locket

saved for a rainy day
to keep halitosis at bay

Clickety clack
Snap the lid 

back

in the saddle

Your days are numbered
Vanished 
while you slumbered

Case to your ear
What do you hear?

Your orange stained tongue 
The song has been sung

Let me hear you prattle
like 30 Tic Tacs babble