Ballet.
Now the dancers,
costumed, made-up, eyes closed,
rehearsing mentally
whilst waiting,
standing in the wings.
Waiting, whilst mentally rehearsing.
Closed eyes.
Made-up, costumed dancers.
Now -
The Ballet.
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Endothermic
It has been a little while. My wife and I have been running kids to camp and picking them up from camp and visiting relatives with little time to write in between.
(c) 2012, Norman Dziedzic Jr.
99 Degrees, just wait.
Leaving the A/C of the office I
Close the door and start the car.
Breathing deep the hot air, windows closed
Fan off, I am endothermic.
I am sweating now. Dripping.
Letters ooze out of
Pores. My shirt is stuck
To me, stuck to this image.
Turning North the sun
Irradiates my left arm
I know the signs of heat stroke.
Words drip, formed from
Sweat condensed across
My back.
I should cool down but,
She will be sweating too
When I pick her up.
Demi-plié, assemblé,
Pirouettes will ooze grace
From her feet.
The steering wheel
Pirouettes in my hands,
Almost too hot to touch.
Now all the stanzas cling
To my jeans and my
T-shirt and matted hair.
This fire, this
Energy has run its
course, entropy flows.
Closer to the studio
I give in and hit the button
That brings cooling air.
(c) 2012, Norman Dziedzic Jr.
