Code Names

Contributor: Russ Cope

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He's got a code name,
so does she, they talk in
their own language, which
goes way back to when they
first candlelit met.

She's the Yellow Beetle,
He's the Blue Oak,
and none of it means
anything but memory.


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Russ Cope is a writer from West Virginia. He's been in food service, janitorial service, and many other jobs. His poems have appeared on Poetry Super Highway.