Butchy Bashō
__________________
"Many of the black writers who
are Buddhists and write about
Buddhism seem to be women.
Where are the black men?”
—E. Ethelbert Miller
The sumo stable—
Stinks & writhes with nude wrestlers
Thud of flesh on flesh.
Ryogoku bouts—
Nothing to laugh about there
Just hug your cushion.
Training regimen—
Scowling stable master barks
Stark admonitions.
Dark sodden wet towels—
Bandaged knees, bruised elbows &
Stubbed ankles, fingers.
When it’s all over—
The youngest demure wrestler
Sweeps bashed Bashō’s ring.
__________________
"Many of the black writers who
are Buddhists and write about
Buddhism seem to be women.
Where are the black men?”
—E. Ethelbert Miller
The sumo stable—
Stinks & writhes with nude wrestlers
Thud of flesh on flesh.
Ryogoku bouts—
Nothing to laugh about there
Just hug your cushion.
Training regimen—
Scowling stable master barks
Stark admonitions.
Dark sodden wet towels—
Bandaged knees, bruised elbows &
Stubbed ankles, fingers.
When it’s all over—
The youngest demure wrestler
Sweeps bashed Bashō’s ring.
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