Predator in the House
Gay Brewer
The scene a simple one -
a man holds a book
raises a cup to his lips
Outside, listless colors
relinquish to the bite
of November
And the predator uneasy -
beneath end table
behind chair and lamp
paws clicking
in undefined patterns
over a kitchen floor
The man cannot quiet his
heart, the book trembles
he lowers each hand
Mind dizzy, he listens
to the claws, sees
the head rest itself
on the arm of the chair
black lips slightly
parted, white rows of
teeth, dark eyes, eyes
awaiting explanation
then the circling renewed
