Thursday, October 17, 2019

POEMISH


The grey cat thinks of God, but its shadow 
Calls to you in a hoarse whisper 
"Go home and pack; be prepared to leave 
At a moment's notice." The old tree 
Your grandfather planted interrupts its dying
To mutter that a committee of low gods
Has assembled to argue over your fate.
Aunt Edith, who died before you were born,
Sends you a dream in which the two of you
Find an echo of the lost chord. Later,
She gives a small silver coin to an angel
With blank, unseeing eyes.

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