Sunday, November 1, 2009

DISCO BALL BY HAFJAK DIVIZ

THE PARTY WAS A SUCCESS
DINNER DRINKS DANCING
THEY MARKED HER FORTIETH WELL

THEY CLEANED UP THE NEXT DAY
WASHED THE DISHES
TOOK DOWN THE DECO
STREAMERS LANTERNS
ALL EXCEPT THE DISCO BALL

HE LEFT IT UP THERE
NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A HASSLE TO HANG
BUT BECAUSE
IT LOOKED LIKE IT BELONGED UP THERE

EVER SINCE THEY MOVED IN
THAT BARREL CEILING REMAINED EMPTY
MANY DISCUSSIONS OVER WHAT TO HANG UP THERE
NO AGREEMENT
NO ACTION

NOW THIS KITSCHY NUDGE AND WINK OF A DECORATION
EXQUISITELY OCCUPIED THE EMPTINESS
DAZZLED

HE THOUGHT IT WAS LOVELY AT NIGHT
BUT DURING THE DAY
THE LIGHT BOUNCING OFF
ITS HUNDREDS OF FACETS
TOSSING A CONFETTI OF SUNSHINE
AROUND THE ROOM
WELL
IT LOOKED LIKE A PARTY

THERE WERE MORE PARTIES
THE DISCO BALL DEMANDED THEM
IMPROMPTU PARTIES
INVITATION PARTIES
NEIGHBOR PARTIES

THEY STARTED TAME
ENDED WITH DANCING

ALL HE HEAD TO DO
WAS TURN ON THE BALL
AND THE MUSIC
JAMIROQUAI
BRAND NEW HEAVIES
KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND
EARTH WIND AND FIRE
THE BEE GEES
CHIC
THE JACKSON 5
DONNA SUMMER
ANY KINDA MUSIC YOU HEAR AT A WEDDING TOO
JOURNEY

A LITTLE WINE
AND THE BOLD WOULD STEP ONTO THE DANCE FLOOR
DRAG THE BASHFUL WITH THEM
AND IT BEGAN

WAS WONDERFUL HOW EVERYONE
WORKED THEIR PROBLEMS OUT ON THE DANCE FLOOR
STAMPING ANXIETY UNDER THEIR FEET
FLINGING STRESS OFF WITH A TWIST AND SPIN
FEELING THE DUST CRUST AND RUST
TUMBLE AWAY WITH EACH MOVE
BODIES PUMPING
HEARTS PUMPING
BEAT PUMPING
ALL NIGHT
TILL THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT
BUT TIRED SMILES SWEATY HUGS HIGH FIVES
AND GETTING HOME TO A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP

ANY TIME HE FELT A LITTLE DOWN
HED THINK OF THAT GLITTERING DISCO BALL
AND THE LIFE CELEBRATED BENEATH IT
KIDS DANCING
GRANDMA DANCING
FRIENDS DANCING
AND HED SMILE
TEETH GLITTERING

HE HUNG A LITTLE DISCO BALL IN HIS CAR
IN THE MORNINGS
HE WOULD TURN THE JAMIROQUAI UP
AND HIS COMMUTE BECAME A ROLLING DANCE PARTY
COFFEE INCLUDED

AT THE JOB
HE HUNG A LITTLE DISCO BALL AT HIS DESK
ITS TINY SCALES SHIMMERING
WINKING AT HIM
FLASHING DISCO MEMORIES IN HIS HEAD
FLASHING PROMISES OF MORE TO COME
FLASHING IMAGES OF HIS BRIDE
SHY HOMEMAKER
ART HISTORY ACADEMIC
TRANSFORMED
INTO SLINKING PANTHER LADY BY THE MUSIC

GRRRRROWL

HE PUT ON HIS HEADPHONES
GOT MUCH WORK DONE
WIGGLING IN HIS SEAT TO THE BEAT

HE WAS VERY EXCITED TO WORK MUCH
THEN HEAD HOME

HE HAD BOUGHT HIS WIFE A GIFT

SOME EARRINGS

YEAH


LITTLE DISCO BALLS




FOR DAD
HIS PERM
AND HIS MIDLIFE
NIGHT FEVER

AND TO MAC
FOR THE PARTY INVITE

JAK
OVER AND
OFF

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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


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