Friday, April 2, 2010

Free Entry 2, Week 12

If The Sandlot got a gritty reboot,
it'd be Reservoir Dogs, guns
instead of baseballs and men in suits
instead of boys in uniform.
Though Tarantino did say his Dogs wear
their own type of uniform, dressed
so classily with such ill intention
as to steal the workings of a thousand
years of rock and hot air.
Mr. White is the Wolf, but Mr. Pink--
for whom the artist named herself--
is Little Red Riding Hood, faded
perhaps in the wash with a stack
of white towels.
Has Pink ever worn a red cape? Would
it be ironic or gauche if she did?
Mr. Brown, the director, getaway driver,
and first casualty says yes: that's too
much color for any criminal.
Those little boys who play at the old
and overgrown field don't know what
Mr. Blonde has written for them, already
planning their getaway before they've
had time to run to home plate.

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