the poetry knook :: the poetry of stephen m. james :: indianapolis, indiana » tiger http://www.tpkpoetry.com the poetry of stephen m. james Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:04:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3 Tigers (or your tormentors) http://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/tigers-or-your-tormentors/ http://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/tigers-or-your-tormentors/#comments Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 I never wanted to kill for anyone,
until you held me,
down, your face rests
on my sox and shoes slide,
next to you I wanted to rise and slay
tigers,

Not cuddly pillows
nor caged cubs
that suckle dreams of independence,
but savannah-bred savages and ice-aged
mastodons and saber-toothed
tigers

Growling, pouncing a bout:
boxers breathlessly clinched,
our softest thorns snag
ear and hair, teeth
marks, cross hairs align with
tigers

These slabs of meat began to come
into my head, I will provide
soup around a blazing campfire,
ladling brisket and blade that bleed
warmth under the fur of our
tigers.

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