With only
six days remaining
in the Sochi 2014
Winter Olympics
Putin has so far
done an impeccable job
in keeping things
completely heterosexual.
From girl duo t.A.T.u.
who in 2002
released a video
of themselves
ceremonially lip-locking
for the Fatherland
to the dozens of men
who spent years of their lives
devoting themselves
to the patriotic arts
of twirling ribbons
and painstakingly practicing
coordinated dance moves
all for the privilege
of someday
levitating a 3D hybrid
Teletubby-
Alice in Wonderland-rabbit-hole-
and Santa's workshop-
stylized version
of their beloved Mother.
And what of the male
figure skaters
who cut patterns into ice
(with real sharp blades
this poet might add).
Putin
you're doing
a heck of a job.
This poem © 2014 Emily Cooper.
