poem: Standing in Morning SunlightA Chapter by Marie Anzalonestanding vigil for a dying petYou are 15 years of memories curled into 18 inches of plush oval space in front of a heater; sleekness and shine gone flat pronounced ridges and pained intake of breath and way too hot under a palm set gently upon your back, or lifting your swollen tummy.
I weigh options as live snakes: these spaces are where the Creator meets us but only ever halfway. Time teaches us to stand in place for profound transition and loss- hours or days enough to remember, I pray, those times you caught an ermine, challenged me to a duel of wits, selected 3 ex boyfriends ran one suitor off and rejected my choice of mate for you, preferring your own gender.
I opt for a minimally invasive course and your eyes, for now, are still clear; you still see too much of me. I inject, administer, remove and clean: fluids and functions, fighting neuronal damage and liquid aspiration, removing urine stains, tangles making the rough, smooth again the dirty, clean again; taking back every time I raised my voice, wondering do cats laugh at their best tricks at the close of life?
Because, I must it hand to you, loving, faithful, demanding teacher- that time you pissed on my ex should have told me so much. I am sorry for all you tried to tell me when I did not have time to listen. I hope you can still give me just a few more days with you- to get used to the thought of you not snaking around my feet wanting to go out and stand in the morning sunlight, glistening like a spirit guide always was meant to.
© 2013 Marie AnzaloneAuthor's Note
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13 Reviews Added on December 4, 2012 Last Updated on May 14, 2013 AuthorMarie AnzaloneXecaracoj, Quetzaltenango, GuatemalaAboutBilingual (English and Spanish) poet, essayist, novelist, grant writer, editor, and technical writer working in Central America. "A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to ta.. more..Writing
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