Dance Lesson #1

Take the Opinel knife 

Out of your pocket.

It’s weighing you down.

 

Popcorn

Think about what you’d explode into

if heated in an oiled pot.

 

Honest Evaluation

Betray your poker face:

Hand a poker chip to everyone

you’ve told a lie.

 

Iconography

Saint Gennaro around his neck

Johnny Cash on my ribs

Air Max 95s on your feet;

adorning our bodies

with what we consider holy.

 

Retreat

Fight like anyone

but yourself.