{"id":1420,"date":"2008-10-15T08:36:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-15T08:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ink.verticalplus.co.uk\/archive\/?p=1420"},"modified":"2008-10-15T08:36:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-15T08:36:00","slug":"four-katautas-by-ralph-michael-chiaia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inksweatandtears.co.uk\/archive\/four-katautas-by-ralph-michael-chiaia\/","title":{"rendered":"Four katautas by Ralph-Michael Chiaia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kata #1<\/span>

Is this what you call luck?<\/span>
It's always about to go sour or need some attention.<\/span>
Is life like a nagging sore throat you can't shake?<\/span>
It's a soft breeze in the head\u2014no! a warm sip of tea.<\/span>


Kata #2<\/span>

Why is there music on?<\/span>
No, and yes, it's a sample loop.<\/span>
Is it the Jackson Five?<\/span>
We wouldn't want any real thought to take place.<\/span>

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Kata #3<\/span>

Can you write a check?<\/span>
It seems to have deteriorated along with my old identity.      <\/span>
Yeah, is this your year?<\/span>
I have no ID.<\/span>


Kata #4<\/span>

Am I lucky?<\/span>
The music is soft and relaxes me.<\/span>
Is there music?<\/span>
Of course, I have you.<\/span>


* Ralph-Michael Chiaia says… “Fatwas have been issued. Dossiers have been compiled. Still RMC (aka Mthe Punjabi RMC, Parliament\/Ralphadelic) looms. Wanna join the revolution? Then contact him and his compadres at <\/span>http:\/\/formonksonly.blogspot.com<\/a> where you can purchase Chiaia's new chapbook from Coatlism Press.”<\/span>

* Editor's note… These are kata or katauta \u2013 they do not follow the modern haiku format but instead have a rhythm based on one breath per line, with question and answer in a logical ellipsis.<\/span>
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