HA, THIS IS
NOT A PLAY ON WORDS
ALTHOUGH THEY MAY
BE DEFINED ABSURD,
OR A TRITE MESSAGE
ABOUT SUPERHEROS
OR METEORS OR BLASTS
WITH A ZILLION ZEROS,
BUT MORE LIKE
THE NEW WAY
TO TRAVEL AND
THRIVE
ON A SLICK SILVER KEY
CALLED THE
FLASH DRIVE,
THE BEEHIVE
OF COOL TECH
A SHINY LOGO
SO CIRCUMSPECT:
THEY DO AMAZING
THINGS
WITH A SMALL
LITTLE RING
OR A KEY
OR A SPHERE,
LOOK AT HERE:
WE CAN ENGRAVE
OR PAINT
MOST ANYTHING
QUAINT
(OR NOT)
YET IT WILL
BE HOT,
MOST LIKELY
YOU’LL FIND
A QUERY IN
MIND
WHEN OPENING
UP THE FOLDER,
WE ARE SENDING
THE GOODS
A LITTLE BIT BOLDER:
JUST PUSH INTO
A CONNECTION
OF VERY SWEET
TECH PERFECTION,
IT LOADS IN A
SECOND
FLASHING ONTO
YOUR SCREEN,
(TINY OR MEAN)
WITH THE DATA
MEANT TO
EXPRESS YOUR
SCHEMES
THE OBVIOUS
FIRE OF A
TV SHOW
DESIGNED
TO INSPIRE
DESIRE,

SHE APPEARED SEVERAL TIMES
AT A SLIGHT DISTANCE
TAKING TINY STEPS
WITH CAREFUL RESISTANCE,
QUITE A SIGHT
ON SUCH
ROCKY TERRAIN,
UNLIKELY TO BE THERE
I WONDERED JUST HOW AND
FROM WHERE SHE CAME,
BUT THIS IS A TIME
WHERE UNUSUAL CRIMES
AND ANTICS ARE PRIME,
I CONTINUED,
NOT QUESTIONING
OR TALKING
OR GESTURING,
JUST CLIMBING
EXPLORING A PLACE
NEW AND FREE
OLD WORLD HOUSES
AND HISTORY,
THEN CAME THE DAY
WHEN THE WIND AND
THE RAIN
WERE MISTING AROUND
AND THE STREETS
WITHOUT SOUNDS
GAVE FORTH
THIS LADY,
CLOSER AND SHADY,
SHE WAS COVERED
FROM HEAD TO TOE,
WITH A HUGE
UMBRELLA HAT:
IMAGINE THAT,
HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE,
AS I APPROACHED
SHE STOPPED AND WAITED
AND SPEAKING CLEARLY
HER WORDS WERE DEARLY
AND ALMOST NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE YET SWEET:
“BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL
AND SO BRAVE”
IT WAS QUITE A STRANGE
THING AND WAY TO BEHAVE,
I SMILED AND WALKED ON
SLOGGING ALONG
AS IF AN ANGEL APPEARED,
IT WAS TOTALLY WEIRD,
BUT SHE WAS NOT DONE
WHEN THE TIME HAD COME
TO MEET ME AGAIN,
AND CONTINUE HER WHIMS,
SPEAKING HER MANTRA
AGAIN AND AGAIN:
“BEAUTIFUL” SHE SAID,
YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL”,
I THANKED HER
LIKE A CHILDISH TOOL,
AND WONDERED WHERE
SHE LIVED, WALKING AROUND
IN SATIN SLIPPERS
AND SHINY COATS
WITH A LOT OF ZIPPERS,