Betting on the Fight
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The elephant hasn’t got a chance.
The tiger has claws
and brass knuckles,
too. He’ll show him.
He’ll give him
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the ol’ one two.
It’s industrial theatre. It’s
negative space. It’s
animal control.
It’s knowing that
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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