Imaginary Train by Lara Z
I thought she had become obsolete
because she hadn’t posted anything new to her site
in a long time ago
but yesterday I looked for the first time
in a long time
Seeing something new
I forgot about the past
but then checked diction in the dictionary
and under the obsolete definition of diction
was a picture of her
and it should be of no surprise
it’s that old story of I looked it up
in the dictionary
miss diction
and there was a picture of you
but this copy of you thing I don’t understand
if you’ve been defined as obsolete
and obsolete is sole to be
and sole is one of a kind
then copy isn’t possible
speaking of copy
if you look yourself up
just like in the video
it may be that you’ll find a copy of yourself
being sold by alamy
and if there is a sale
I hope they give you your cut
and as for what’s to be
I’m sure they’ll make nice parents
who whom ever they may be
maybe
and as for what may be in my tomorrow
I look at the bottom of my shoe
and think sole
and my soul is
what I had
what I lost
what I have
and what I might lose
and as for has
it adds nicely to sole
ash sole
Another little gem from one of the Flagstaff Missed Connections poets. I love the word play! Looking forward to unearthing all of the other Flagstaff poems I saved over the years and giving them a permanent home here.
