I’d rather be a large cat—
leopard or jaguar.
No arguments with a spouse.
Marriage isn’t a thing.
Kill when pissed-off.
Eat the offender.
Lick myself handsome,
before the prowl.
Squat, claim territory
wherever I stand.
Procreation without parenting.
That’s the life for me.
Jordan Trethewey is the poet laureate of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. He has published work with many small online and print publications internationally, and his work has been translated in Vietnamese, Farsi, and French. He would be bewildered to know you are reading this right now, but would also be secretly pleased. :)
Find more of his work on his work here: jordantretheweywriter.wordpress.com
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