February 06, 2018

G is for Goat

(c) 08/2017

I am a goat

ruminating on field grass and dandelions.

 

My teeth chomp, lips and bones

sliding sideways

and you can’t see worry in my eyes.

 

Good thing for you my horns are hollow.

In any case, they arch backwards

as though confused about where I am going.

 

I am a goat and it is my black hair

floating in your tea, my hooves

not yours, tracking dust and dung

across the tapestry

you’ve been weaving for eons.

 

I’d give you milk and call it a day

but even that has soured.