Celestial Body Dancing in Toronto

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Wed Apr 14, 2021 4:58 pm

It’s hard to say if I like watching you dance
black man, with your crumping transitions.
When you look up, you make people freeze
like they saw the reaper, you meant to entice
the crowd.

You’ve achieved gold-status with those
moves in the mall, in the snow, in the library
in the hospital, in the streets.
Everybody knows Majid Jordan, but they don't know you.

You embody Majid's sensual music.
The feeling of bodies being rubbed in sexual ecstasy.

I watch the video, jumping from place to place,
dizzy seeing rooftops so lofty at night.
Barely any semi-circles of stars in open skies.

You still dance better than most black men.
Hold on to your hand, put it up, fingers flicking
up and down, you crump, bony-like limbs in
and out, what a move! See, I believe you
can make the group Majid Jordan more happy
if you perform in an abundance of music videos.

You might just blow your load in front of them
in embarrassment.

(A poem I wrote inspired by this:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvyAK3fqlSg
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