yesterday, while I was watching Superman
on HBO. I discovered that
when I squinted my eyes
and tilted my head just a little bit to the left,
the image becomes swept in
an outward gradient
blurring the edges.
Then suddenly I was watching
Superman on another
television screen,
but this time –
I could see
little white ants
scurrying onscreen
I could hear
the faint grinding noise
of magnetic tape against chrome head
I could smell
the sickeningly sweet
metallic aroma of the Betamax
I could taste
the little Horlick chocolate drop
slowly melting in my mouth
And I could feel
the strange tingling
sensation in my groin
the first time I saw Superman
lock lips with Lois Lane.
*May 6, 2005.
**The inspiration for this was actually the movie Coming to America, but I just changed the film to something 80s that more people can relate to.
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