because i’m a mammal
i leap into the coldest stream
& still stay warm. i have
two fierce eyes to pierce the
infinite plains yet i hunger beyond
earthly satisfaction.
holy beast with bare feet
to worship the ground & knees
bent for praying. i have a sense of
smell & death & can hear stars
as they sizzle in the center of my
brain.
busiest creature alive, i do not
know who i am nor where i’m
going. pains fill my chest with
emptiness & a yearning to lose
myself.
heart heavy as stone––i
ask the almighty lonely One
what to do.
He says,
just dream
so i dream
of sleepy summer afternoons
of furry cuddling &
of animal love
when the body
heats ups & the fur
comes off.