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fencing

by Devon E Mattys

it’s like
flicking a gnat
and not killing it
because you have a heart
and can identify
with its attention span

or like
chasing a beast
whose head you’ve always wanted
and closing in
and closing in
and hanging the head on your wall that night

or maybe
wanting to dance
through flames
but being afraid of the heat
until the night
you come home burned

it’s like
wanting to run forever
but holding back for asthma
until the day
you enjoy your wheezing

it’s
stomping on your enemy
for four minutes
and then unmasking
and grinning
and being polite
about a fight well fought

01/29/2002

Posted on 01/29/2002
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