Because the vet shook his head
and shut his bag
and left -
he cursed her and kicked her where she lay.
Because she could not stand
but strained her neck
to no effect -
he beat her with his fists and pushed her from her stall.
Because she could not live
black and white
bones and bag -
he dragged her by her tail
across the rugged concrete floor
across the time that kept her from her end -
he dragged her by her tail
in a rage of desperation
his muscles bulging under a ragged shirt -
he dragged her by her tail
from his barn,
from his life.
Selected poems from previous & forthcoming collections together with Q&R apps on each page to enable audio rendition simultaneously with the written text
If you tend to believe romantic, passionate, masculine poetry is a thing of past eras, read "She Intrigues Me," and be swept away in the beautiful craft of a contemporary poet of love.
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