Pieces of Eight (2020)

Wolves have to eat a sheep to wear its clothing

Wolves have to eat the sheep to wear its clothing


Roused from sleep, she stretched,
sniffed the air and followed the promises there.
She slid past us silently, her gaze fixed,
her claws out and sharp to use
should any creature be a rival for her prize.
Suddenly, she pounced in a frenzied attack.

I sighed as she consumed the last muffin
Lucy had broken her diet, again.