Copihue Poetry

Chip Livingston

​Las llamadas

jealousy leads me to the parade
applause to the boot shuffle
 

a heart off         a heart on
summoned by my interweaving

a pendant against the extended dancer
I twirl the flag         I kiss the leather sequined jewel
 

I shimmy off the hundredth so-called imperfection
 

my headdress is a kind of production
erect and eager tongues
 

stilt-walking a fault line
the tame curtsy a red herring
 

I take a knee
skating time and light
 

a tongue on
                  (until the hold is believed)
                                                            a tongue off
boom cha cha cha
boom cha cha cha ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta