A BLACK CAT CAUGHT IN A HIGH TREE

figure it out :)

success is a black cat

caught in a high branch

(sweetest by those who

never win) --the nectar

of almost, of aching--

not one (of purple flags

and marching hosts)

can hold the whisper�"

what victory means.

except�"he dying,

his ears�"

shut, bursting

with faraway trumpets:

triumph,

triumph

(clear as agony).

:: 12.17.2024 ::