cats and dogs
January 24, 2023
we have our cages
and an awareness that can be wrenched
from our safety at any moment
maybe that’s why we can be cruel
when it’s called for
the tumult and catastrophe
swirl around us and we are
unable to control it
we bare our teeth
and exercise our claws
and settle into a panicky kind of coping
upon release we give thanks
and clench our jaws against
the impending return of the cage
that is what we gain for being
smart and unowned
cats not dogs
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