other animals

these shoulders always sore even
in that honey’d light lingering
after most of the big men had
wandered off then the long years of
the same over and again and

remember I saw him from a
long way off with a thing by his
side writhing and weighty little
did I realize the contents

could be the last thing I would ever
though I was ready for these
massive thighs to marbleize to

rest to finally put aside
holding it all so perfectly