as Hatsu Basho
thrusts into third final weekend,
there’s so much drama
the sole yokozuna left
Kakuryu took second loss
Tochinoshin the
Georgian ox survived again,
another tough bout
Tamawashi palm choke pushed,
then slapped the fuck out of him
Tochinoshin though
persevered, and again brute
strengthed at dohyo’s edge
now the Georgian sits alone
atop standings, three days left
but for purposes
of this project, the highlight
of today was clear
Ichinojo has become
a wild sumo godzilla
across the way was
Yoshikaze, clutching at
top maegashira
a loss meant makekoshi,
simple math of fifteen bouts
more wins than losses
means one moves up higher on
the banzuke scroll
but more losses than wins goes
the opposite direction
Yoshikaze came
in at seven losses - the
math very simple
staring at Ichinojo,
contemplating their futures
four days left - four wins
would secure stability
for Yoshikaze
but Ichinojo’s become
a monster of sorts lately
Yoshikaze’s fists
touch clay, he waits, and then his
opponent follows
both men come out of thick squat,
whole worlds trained to thrust forward
Yoshikaze meets
man mountain Ichinojo -
thick palm thrusting throat
Yoshikaze leans backwards,
held in moment like puppet
Ichinojo heaves
cellular energies
forward with more thrust
Yoshikaze’s toppled like
temple rotten with termites
flattened against earth
clay as ceremonial
sumo battlefield
Yoshikaze looked up as
makekoshi truths pushed down
another basho
in two months with another
fresh banzuke scroll
Yoshikaze’s name will be
lower, perhaps smaller too
[the full match, with ceremony]
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