Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Poem - The Quest

porn star looks for
noah's ark
clued in by bible

finds it in turkey
no but meets a lieutenant
in the airforce

finds it in russia
no but meets an acrobat
with eyes like a gypsy

at the shores of
the caspian sea
or black stained oil malta

she says goodbye to
the motor launch

she says goodbye
to old thinking

she surrenders

ii.

in egypt

a man tries to sell her
a nail from the ark
wrapped in cotton

the box is small
and rectangular
and false

in israel

there is a rare photo
or map of the ark
much confused

shop closed
old german lady dead
window broken

she surrenders again

iii.

before you know it
she is back in LA

the only thing she
kept is a glass charm
for good luck from fez

noah's ark is everywhere
she will never drown

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