Sport 36: Winter 2008
Whisky —
Whisky
for Oscar
Sensei, they call him—Master,
on account of his technical perfection
but dealing with Sensei
is like kabuki
under water. Will you
inherit my weakness
for not going there,
for watching the movie instead—
its Sensei, its ramen, its kabuki whisky?
Some people have kabuki in the blood—
let them make the trip, and
send back paper birds,
each explaining one
of Sensei's words.