dancing along the ropes
one minute left in round one
he shuffles & jabs
calculations flashing before his eyes
a precision uppercut
—followed by a haymaker
landing right at the spot
flashing lights out
june two thousand twenty-four
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another lackluster performance
in the back of your mind
having something to do with
virtual spectators
and a lack of spirit
dancing solo in the roped-off ring
concerns of regressing
back to the streets of brooklyn
by way of the mgm grand
january two thousand twenty-one
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sixty seconds before round two
and the entire place is in a full assault frenzy
buzzing emphatically from the explosiveness
of the previous three minutes
in shock & awe at what they had witnessed
all but certain tonight is the night
somebody’s going to die
may two thousand twenty
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