Christopher Dizon

Figure-4-Leg-Lock

From The Professional Wrestler's Dictionary

Imagine a limousine kiss of luxury inscribed
with a golden strut, each step more affluent,
each stride wealthier, both feet flying with
gator-skinned confidence and heavyweight
charisma. Less than a signature move
and more of an autograph writing two
sides of a career: the baby-faced star
who carries companies with rhinestones,
sequined savagery, a drop kick drip:
the heel hailing heat with supervillain
flamboyancy and low blows for the jeers.
His enemies anticipate a numbered
ending of twisted torture crossed over
a quartet – or simply another promo.

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About the Author

Christopher Dizon earned an M.A. in Comparative Literature from California State University, East Bay. His previous publications include Quiet Lightning’s sPARKLE & bLINK, Blue Crow Magazine, The Riding Light, The Midnight Circus, Bear Paw Arts Journal, New Note Poetry, Volney Road Review, and The Ground Up.