What the Cats Know

[ellajam]

Good Morning, I really enjoyed this, so much so well done.
Just a first read, a few notes.

In daylight,
I am perpetually cloaked
in fabric, leather and white lab-coat; I like the leather vs lab coat, not a fan of the hyphen
over-fettered by words and monthly reports. over-fettered stuck, do you need over?
Only the night and occasional cat
see me naked and vulnerable, do you need vulnerable?
while sneaking out to the recycle bin
or standing on my deck I know the or implies two different scenarios, but do you need it?
in the purging rain.

I’m capable of baring all
in the bright sunlight;
disclosing that one testicle
hangs lower than the other
or let it be known that an alien worm
clings to my skin and taunts
of where my appendix used to be.
I could divulge that blue veins
fishnet my loins and thighs love this whole part, only this line seem a little off, fishnet of?
after making love
or vigorous exercise.

Beneath clothing hides
those furtive moles,
the splattered ink of secrets; love this
my journey and unspoken history.
Deeper still, where axons amass
and synapses lie bare,
dwell murmurs of how
I feel for you. and here all this great stuff becomes about something

My layers are transparent
at night
as I become a glass artichoke.
Before the moon,
I lose all mystery. I'm not sure this ending is strong enough, you've already lost all mystery

Thanks so much for posting this, great read.