Steven Cudahy on Nostr: prowl like you own me circle slow as if unsure i'm prey, threat, or mate move liquid, ...

prowl like you own me
circle slow as if unsure
i'm prey, threat, or mate
move liquid, stalking, through light
and shadow across
the spilt-drink-sticky scrublands
you marked your hunting
grounds a night long in your past
sleek with raw muscle
you want, which may be hunger
or, if i am lucky, thirst

#Choka #SmallPoems #Poetry #Writing #MastoPrompt 25 April 2024 - leonine.