TheFeatheredSleep – An insect, a cat, age, and other things
The giant cicada makes a sound
my neighbor thought was a whistle
or a strange faceless bird
we imagined a long white beak
and thick black feathers
but it was the hidden molten cicada
and he is quite verbal
pursing a haunting music
as my cat refuses to eat his food again
unsure, is it his teeth? Or his desire
to slow down and curl up
once and for all?
I don’t guess their motivation
why the cicada sings
why I find the sound mournful
echoing my own inner feelings
as if I were writing out on clouds
exactly what was inside me
why the cat persists in refusing
my best efforts to keep him alive
whether it is right to let something you love
die even as
you think you can keep it
if the right time ever
exists to say goodbye
and why I don’t tend the greenhouse…
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