Ronald Koertge (National Poetry Month 2012)

The Ubiquity of the Need for Love

I leave the number and a short
message on every green Volvo
in town

   Is anything wrong?
   I miss you.
   574-7423

The phone rings constantly.
One says, Are you bald?
Another, How tall are you
in your stocking feet?

Most just reply, Nothing's wrong.
I miss you, too.

Come quick.


Ronald Koertge