i.
sinewy synapse,
snap.
you don’t look old.
(feel that)
ii.
play it in that seven/four-scuff-the-floor
play it with that THUNDERCAT!
play it in that “squik-squik-squik,”
eke it out,
stick.
kick_kick—
…like that, LIKE THAT!
iii.
HIT!
iv.
wet drip,
drop off your lip.
slip/hip;
loosen up, just a bit.
This was originally published in Spring 2018 edition of The Helix.