Poem written by Amber Tamblyn, extracted from "The Last American Valentine" By Jack Hirschman, Brown C. Derrick, Jeffrey McDaniel

SUNDAY'S PAPER ADVERTISEMENT SECTION

by Amber Tamblyn

for Pablo

"CLOUD SEEKING CLOUD
FOR RAINBOW GENOCIDE.

MUST BE ABLE TO SPEAK 4 SPECIES OF BIRD
INCLUDING PIGEON, SEAGULL, AND HAWK.

NO STRATO-NIMBUS MOOD SWINGERS PLEASE.
SHAPE-SHIFTING AS A HOBBY IS A PLUS.

BUT NO BUTTER MILK GOD COMPLEXES.
SHIFTING INTO SOMEONE'S DEAD CAT TO MAKE THEM CRY
IS NOT ORIGINAL.

I ENJOY CREATING PHALLIC RESTORATIONS,
TORNADO TEASING FARMERS,
AND STEALING SPOTLIGHT FROM ALL THINGS BLUE.

WILLING TO TRADE SKILLS;

AIRPLANE RATTLING
( A GOOD LAUGH WHEN SOMEONE PUKES)

FOR THE ART OF SUNSET MAKING.
( I CAN NEVER GET THOSE RAYS RIGHT.)

MUST BE LONELIER THAN I AM.

ARE YOU WITH ME ?

IF SO,
MEET ME ABOVE MOUNT EVEREST TONIGHT.

I'LL BE FLOATING NEXT TO
THE BIG, GLOWING, WHITE MAGNET
ON GOD'S BLACK FRIDGE."

"The Last American Valentine", collection of poems by Jack Hirschman (Author), Brown C. Derrick (Editor) , Jeffrey McDaniel, Brendan Constantine, Bucky Sinister, Amber Tamblyn, Buddy Wakefield, Cristin Aptowicz, John Gardiner, Lynne Procope, Michael C. Ford, Micael Cirelli, Michael Mcclure, Michael Roberts, Mindy Nettifee, Nathan Willet of Cold War Kids, Richard Swift, Rick Lupert, Roger Bonair Agard, Shappy Seasholtz, Stephen Latty, Victor Infante, Beau Sia, Agneta Falk, Anis Mojgani.