from this week in November, 1980
(I was 35)
Inspirational Television
You’ve got Earl Campbell breaking into the
secondary,
He bounces off linebackers pivots outside or
inside
then runs like water through an open funnel
You’ve got Carl Sagan bursting out of the solar
system.
He articulates the stars, expletives in the
void,
brain matter funneling through a black hole.
Then you’ve got Bob Dylan born again like
nobody else,
turns down wings and walks the edge of Heaven;
flips the funnel over the audience and gets
them looking up.
There’s Johnny Carson coming through the
curtain,
nods to Ed, fakes to Doc, illuminates the
limelight
and slides the celebs down the couch.
Earl Campbell, Carl Sagan, Dylan and Johnny.
They are so stylish doing what they do
I think polished thoughts driving to work next
morning.
You’ve got Kallio moving through the traffic
flashing in and out of grace,
muscle and physical universe, mind and wicked
smile.
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