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Rated: 18+ · Book · Spiritual · #1149750
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#1031056 added April 20, 2022 at 10:22am
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Arming Agua
Priming the water pistola, shaded
by a ceiling sombrero, paused
at the dining table, chewing
a thin, flavorless carrot stick.
They’ll come. The wanted ones.
Who will be the first outlaw to dare?
Be gunned down? sent wailing to a corner —
hide, lick those furry wounds.

Two hombre gatos learned long ago —
but el gatitos, two of them, outlaws.
New, with claws aching to continue
work fibers of the central stairs’ landing.

I said, let’s rearrange furniture, change focus
to the scratching posts in the corners,
away from the action, the kitchen and dining,
main living area adjoined by upper bedrooms
and hall to bathroom, roaming in and out,
making this their territory, too. No respect
like faithful perros. All flows to the middle
of a split level that doesn’t need more maintenance
or questions, did you get shag carpeting?

I’m still waiting by this writing,
with itchy trigger finger. Hope it’s safe
to lay this down without something underneath.
Better prime the pump.
Don’t want a dry first squeeze.
These siestas don’t last long.



4.20.22

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