Saturday, July 3, 2010

To the Violin (6)

Note:  This is the last in a series of six sequential poems by Jack Callan of Norfolk, written upon viewing a television feature highlighting a Spanish woman's dream of becoming a matador, and who has become successful in the Spanish bullring.  Over the next five days, the remaining poems will appear in sequence.

The bull's horns
     are like
the carpenter's hammer, or
some old guy shavin'
          in the mirror.

Best of luck matador

They stab the bull
     before you arrive
they cheat like liars

The bull is just
     trying to be brave

So you stab him
          some more


(c)Jack Callan          2010

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