2 March 2002 | Vol. 2, No. 1
From the Book of Opportune Moments
On my way home from work today
I met a man who didn't exist.
He showed me his two front teeth, grinning
as he held them up to my eyes.
I wanted to ask him whether it was true
he carried his house around
on his back like a great turtle.
But then the bus pulled up
hissing at me to shut my mouth.
For further reading:
See the complete list of work by Mark Melton at 42opus. Browse the contents of 42opus Vol. 2, No. 1, where "From the Book of Opportune Moments" ran on March 2, 2002. List other work with these same labels: poetry.
