Counterfeit Colonel
of one-man army seeks
heiress of Wonderbread
for deli of dogmas.
Farm-raised catfish of
fathomless beginnings
seeks mermaid of
primordial waters
for upstream marathon
in depthless stream
of consciousness.
Armless conductor
of Styrofoam orchestra
seeks brass-sectioned robot
for radio broadcast
of new symphony
written in blood.
C# for details.
Dead organist
seeks prenatal
plastic surgeon
for “everybody
knows” job in
purgatorial pursuit
of skeletal bones
sent down the
wrong pipe.
Handyman foot doctor
with specialty in dog paws
seeks Elizabeth Taylor–type
for long walks in circles
and pumice stone skipping
in the Fountain of Youth.
Young NGH seeks truth.