Adoption Tail wagging Face pushed against the bars Eager to sniff Eager to lick Eager to please Paws out – Nice to meet you Ears perk up to hear ” I want this one!” Cage opens I can take my new friend home

On the boat from Haiti I died – I died from the letters that drifted into the ocean, melted into the water. I died as the ink washed away page after page of words I wrote you. I died at the thought of you –…

Poem 11 for the Hour 11 you never retire to be my smart comrade i am a VIP submitting with the object permanence you possess much more on the movies meant to be a hero performer and football player occupying the eleventh kin you are…

Petals on the wind fill my nose with scented clouds. My soul, infinite.   Judy Klemos

The Bite With a jaw as big as butcher’s cleaver, with teeth as yellow as linoleum scum, with a tongue as red as Satin’s cape, this malignant mongrel removed and swallowed a hungry-man’s portion of my right calf. I named him Melanoma.

He eats anything Toxic or non-toxic He’s a mass, large vet bill Oh, I wish he’d stop it He really doesn’t have to Because he’s a gift from above He provides me everyday With unconditional love

Caramel coat Shining against the sun Sometimes even the moon Always ready to go Wildly sprinting Ears blowing in the wind trailing behind Small, yet strong Small, yet protective My comforter Gentle, loving, and kind Pure A bright star in my day A forgive me…

7:43pm   20 years old not even old enough to to buy alcohol   “The troubled words of a troubled mind I try to understand what is eating you.” My teeth clanked against the glass I held her glass castle in my hand I lit my…

I am what I am. My teeth sharp for the chewing of meat. My tongue long to lessen the summer heat. My fur sheds on your carpet and couch And my nails scratch up your kitchen floor. I sit by your dinner table, my eyes…

He was so quiet No one ever knew he was here It was always a moment of surprise once he was discovered A blonde body laying in a small bed Just inside the living room on the recliner not reclined since 2007 He was so…