coyote moon
the artful dodger is dead.
[i suppose i've known this for a while now,
it's just taken me time to come around.]
he left the house one day;
[a mischievous soul left the house one day;
a dramatic horse left the house one day;
an exploding star left the house one day;]
i didn't even notice;
[i didn't think anything of it, he's always
leaving the house and coming back tomorrow
for a bowl of water and food and a warm hug]
i didn't even notice.
[didn't feel the bone chill of the coyotes' howling;
didn't feel the air turn to snow or the ground to ice;
i didn't even notice, i didn't even notice]
the artful dodger is dead.
