Seguidilla for Benedict Cumberbatch

His head is like a peanut,
the kind from Five Guys
that has a third stowaway 
nut on the inside.
How can it be true
that am I so attracted
to this posh legume?

Joshua Boers

Joshua Boers (he/him) lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He won the Judge’s Choice award in the 2024 Write Michigan Short Story Contest, and he has contributed short stories and poetry to Silly Goose Press, #Ranger Magazine, Cosmic Daffodil Journal, Procrastinating Writers United, and The MockingOwl Roost. In his spare time, he enjoys reading P. G. Wodehouse novels, playing with his cat Mishka, and writing sonnets based on randomly-selected Wikipedia articles. You can find him on social media and at his website.

http://joshuaboers.com
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