as I introduced three new koi
into my city of goldfish
I noticed one of mine drift closer
at first nonchalant like we would
eyes looking away the sideways sniff
the I-can’t-show-you-I’m-interested whiff
then a bolder nose-point
gills showing a deeper inhale
vision now locked on target
lastly the canine’s move
magnetically to the orifices
a hair’s breadth from contact
after that a free for all
when everyone moves into
everyone else’s personal space
and as they swam off
I imagined the ladies
firing questions about diet
you know the usual gossip
between new fins
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