2nd Annual Poems About Pets Month

[brynmawr1]

Mesopredator

high
on a haughty perch
watching
knowing the Art
of War
 
enigmatic
tail twitching 
hiding
what lies
behind
darting eyes
 
labelled aloof
demanding
attention
spurning
affection
a turn and a bite
 
but conviction
the heart lacks
teeth
failing
to find purchase
 
betraying
we play 
predator
feeling like prey