When I gave the order to move
he turned around and looked at me.
‘Go away and leave me alone’
he said in his husky voice.
I did as I was asked
but not before I noticed
he was wearing one of my black suits
and on his hooves,
two pairs of my boots.
Shivering ribs, she sits in my palm.
Those naïve, quiet eyes
look up at me as she sings a song,
her contralto voice sedating.
Before she finished the chorus
she disappeared out the back door.
Kitten
Illustration by Domnic Myatt
Animalistics