Pacific-Specific

by Tom Hatch
 

“Specific” I said

“Pacific” she said.

“can you be more specific?” I said

“about what?” she said

“I DON’T RECALL” I said

“did it have anything to do with

oceans”? she said.

“no, just be more specific” I said.

“OK, I will.

Do you want to see my legs?”

she said.

“yes” I said, “I love your legs

they are as long as the Panama Canal

connecting the two oceans” I said.

“so it does have to do with oceans” she said.

“I guess so, your knees drive me crazy” I said.

So, I started in the Atlantic sailed up ending

moving smoothly, moored in her specific

later continued down along to the Pacific

in the archipelago of toes