2. Domesticated Throats Unguarded
The diminutive peacock-fan paw
withdrew from its reflection
and joined the rest of the fur falling
from the bathroom sink to the floor.
There by the open door a scent-story
stretched toward her from the couch
in the neighbor room. It said
if the woman were to lean back
the man might kiss her on the neck.
Her hand, fingers spread slightly
on the soft spot between his lips
and ear, would reminisce briefly
before withdrawing
in human epiphany.
This narration, echoing in feline nostrils,
might then mix with those forgotten before
the body in which they found themselves
came into being. Perhaps
one of these would recall that
before she could withdraw her paw
from her reflection in the lake fuming
with poisonous volcanic gases, she fell
and sank to the sediment
deep at the bottom,
a casualty
of the ancient thumb seeking army
of primates in embryo
millions of years prior
to their loss
of her tail.
The woman leans back.
Her cat, Ida, settles in agreement
with gravity to reflect the scene
in her green eyes.
She might be thinking,
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