August 2005 - Posts

fundamentals.

I.
weight on right leg.
left leg out, toes pointed,
big toe kisses ground.
back stiff as arrow.
arms reach to sky,
palms face outward,
dog-earred fingers for style.
head straight forward,
serious demeanor.

II.
weight shifts from right to left,
left foot: toe to ball to heel;
right foot: heel, ball, toe, sky.
body like T-bone.

III.
torso twists to face perpendicular.
palms carress floor: left, right.
left foot hovers, then takes off.
toes pointed. legs tight,
spread like fork in road.

IV.
controlled decline.
right foot lands flat on floor
as left palm jumps up.
right palm follows shortly.
left foot arcs toward surface,
toe, ball, heel.

V.
weight on left leg.
right leg out, toes pointed,
big toe kisses ground.
back stiff as arrow.
arms reach to sky,
palms face outward,
dog-earred fingers for style.
head straight forward,
smile to the judges.

VI.
applause.

141.

Names.
cardboard cutout names.
cookie cutter names.
headline names.
statistic names.
numbers, letters, dates, and names.
DAVID HOUCK
is more than just a name.

refuse.

i discarded her in the landfill like a raggedyann doll
and her broken mirror eyes bled tears,
but perhaps sometime someone somewhere
will snatch her up and disinfect those years.

they will dance in black-eyed susan fields,
make love until daylight dominates the sky,
and perhaps the woman he resurrects
will be as pruned and perfect as bonsai. 

dotcom dotvacant.

childhood on eBay,
disappearing piece by piece.
tybeaniebabies by the dozen,
precious electronics & pollypockets,
windowsninetyfivecomputergames,
oldyeller, gonewiththewind, peace of mind,
vanished into thin air.

stop bidding on childhood.