Tuesday, February 14, 2012

A Dog Stalking A Squirrel In Harvard Yard-- The Conceit

DOUG HOLDER
A Dog Stalking A Squirrel In Harvard Yard

How much academic distance is there?
We are riveted
as much as the dog.
Cunningly watching the innocent mastication of his prey
the lethal, studied steps
inching closer to the object of his blood lust.

We make it a point
to loudly tell each other
how we want this little, furry, gray
creature to escape
the trap of his jaws...

But don't we protest a bit too much?

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