Person of Interest
The faded certificate attested
to his birth at St. Joseph’s Hospital
in Butte, Montana,
on that ordinary day
in June of 1941
no matter the insistent screams
of scam
from his DNA,
pioneer of the
Valley of Neander.
But as he explored
his dictionary
that day,
a hairy comet pierced
Earth’s atmosphere,
slowed and exploded
down the
page of
N's.
A starry glint of realization
lit his eyes
and warmed his soul
while thick lips relished
the final syllable—
thal,
and he realized then,
at long last,
he’d found his
true identity.
. . . j
from the Wonderments and Such collection
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