Amidst the crowd
of the speed dating scene,
I ask for her number.
she smiles sadly and says
my Earthling mind
cannot possibly store
such numerical data.
Aurelio Rico Lopez III, A.K.A. Thirdy, is an avid fan of the “weird stuff.” His poetry has been featured in dozens of publications and e-zines, including Mirror Dance, Membra Disjecta, Sybil’s Garage, Fear and Trembling, Electric Velocipede, Hungur, and Mythic Delirium. He is also the author of the haiku chapbooks JOLTS and SHOCKS (Sam’s Dot Publishing). You can e-mail Aurelio at thirdylopez2001@yahoo.com.
Posted on January 24, 2009 in Poems
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January 24th, 2009 at 2:47 am
Too bad for him! Nicely done – sci-fi poetry.
January 24th, 2009 at 6:51 am
I’m here. Talk now.
January 24th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Funny – yet very poignant!
January 24th, 2009 at 8:52 am
Flash fiction poetry. Sweet.
January 24th, 2009 at 9:34 am
I think you got her number all right
January 24th, 2009 at 10:53 am
Enjoyed that.
January 24th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Loved it.
January 24th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Love this – it’s bright and funny. Great stuff.
Axxx
January 25th, 2009 at 7:32 am
nice one!
January 25th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Cool beans! You can have my number, Aurelio. It’s five.
January 30th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
Very cute. Made me smile.
February 1st, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Very cute and funny. Brightened my day.