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Alec Kowalczyk is a native of South Troy, New York; civil engineer by day with an interest in the mechanics of poetry.
Alec Kowalczyk
The man in the rubber suit,
stripped down to the bottom half,
takes a breather and blows smoke rings
while the film crew set up another shot,
and loads the fire-breathing head with acetylene.
Before him, an enormous balsa wood model of Tokyo,
slinky-headed dolls for people and Tonka toy vehicles,
all as yet unscathed and fully intact.
Sitting there with cigarette dangling
and samurai headband beaded with sweat,
he contemplates what his resume would look like:
“male seeking position – vast experience in stomping
all of Tokyo.”