(New) Book Five

On

Bottom,

Grab his right 

Hand with your left,

Right on mat, flip him,

Rolling right 'til he's on

His back, left hand holds right leg.


Dream

Spoke to 

Nausica

Athena's words:

'Drive your cart to pools,

With laundry, food, wine, oil;'

Ballgame woke Odysseus.


You 

Tried out

Moves with your

Partner step by 

Step, resulting in 

Successful escapes, no

Consensual reversals.


On

Bottom,

Opponent's 

Right wrist in right 

Hand, slide feet right, sit

Out, roll left on shoulders

To right, sit, opponent left.


Words

Beseeched

Nausica,

Odysseus,

Given clothes, oil, bathed

In private, had food, drink,

Athena made him striking.


Lights 

On in

Wrestling staff

Office, door propped,

Running water heard

Coming from the back: a

Sideview, coach taking shower.


From 

Sit out,

Opponent's 

Arms through armpits,

Grab right wrist, roll left 

To right over shoulders

Pulling him, grab his right leg.


Plan

Formed by

Nausica,

Odysseus 

Would follow cart back,

Wait, arrive at palace,

Supplicate at the Queen's knees.


You 

Crossed back

Toward showers

As if you'd left

Something behind, passed

Staff office where coach stood,

Out from shower, toweling off.


On

Bottom,

Opponent's 

Closest foot grabbed

From back of ankle,

Lift his leg up, forward 

Until he falls, and sit back.


Mist

Covered,

Athena 

Disguised, she brought 

Him to the palace,

Where Odysseus kneeled,

Begged for help to return home.


Next

Practice 

Curtailed to 

Warm ups, local,

Public school wrestlers

Arrived for informal

Meet, both teams stripped for weigh-in.


In

Neutral,

Move around 

Circle, left, right,

Continuously,

While changing your level,

Up, down, for penetration.


Food

Served, wine

Poured, queen asked

Odysseus 

About home, his clothes,

He spoke of Calypso,

Wrecked raft, king promised rowers.


Eyes

Darted 

Across the 

Locker room packed

With naked bodies, 

Exuded heat, pit funk,

Priapic varieties.


From 

Tie-up,

Left hand on

Back of his neck,

Crouch down, grab his left

Ankle with right hand, pull

Up, force head down, he falls back.


Lords,

Roused by

Athena,

Launched new ship, feast 

Held, Demodocus

Sang of heroic quarrel,

Which cost Odysseus tears.


Weighed,

Coaches 

Matched wrestlers

In each weight class,

Not just ladder picks,

Simultaneous bouts

Spread across sections of mats.


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