Junk Folder

Not so bad here
All these Russian women
Eager to be met …
Tatyana, Maya, Larisa, Anzheilka …
All with the same subject line:
“Hi.”  
Smugglers of
Dubious hyperlinks

They chatter
In Russian of course
Happy conversation
In a language you don’t know
Can be a bit of a lonely sound
But better
    Maybe
Than silence -
One can smile
At melody and rhythm
Without making eye contact

Quacks in another corner
Offer “enlargement” or
“Enhancement”

“Get yourself a better dink”
Not exactly a conversation starter
For me I think
 
Though sparely furnished
Here remains the
Albeit slim  
Chance to be
Discovered
Redeemed
Rescued
Perhaps
Valued

My subject line is on my back
I wish I could read it

If I had chosen it
Would say something
Clever and artistic   

Maybe it’s blank
Maybe that’s why
I’m here.  

-- Tom Rubenoff