Betting on the Fight
The elephant hasn’t got a chance.
The tiger has claws
and brass knuckles,
too. He’ll show him.
He’ll give him
the ol’ one two.
It’s industrial theatre. It’s
negative space. It’s
animal control.
It’s knowing that
Las Vegas doesn’t suck.
It’s a string of confetti
that quivers like my spine
in love. And it’s not about
the building. It’s not
even about the bricks. It’s all
about the explosion.
Heather Lang is a poet, editor, and literary critic. She serves as an adjunct professor at Nevada State College. www.heatherlangwrites.com
