Astrology
For mine I want a special sign, a special
constellation with a fine Greek name
of some kind, heroic like Hercules,
but not such a lummox, not a lion tamer
in a toga — no, I want something
a bit hipper, the kind of guy who gets
his own joke, knows his way around, who sings
his own song, plays a mean guitar, forgets
nothing, looks cool in shades, who never bears
a grudge, never tries too hard. And the brightest
stars up there — that’s him, minus the hair.
They must have an extra god like that, right?
© Michael Fleming
Brattleboro, Vermont
March 2011
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