Poetry Slamming

The way it read, “Poetry Slam”, made it sound so violent I liked to think the artistic community was more refined than the MMA fighters slamming each other with folding chairs whilst appropriately dressed fans watched in awe. It was only when I saw the words flying through the air like sweating, muscular men in glorified bikinis; When I saw commas and colons being hurled about like a disposable folding chair atop a challenger’s head; When I saw the conflicting themes, messages, and styles slamming together onstage, whilst appropriately dresses fans watched in awe, That I understood how appropriate the term “Slam” really is for poetry competition.