Man teaches beast with gestures
And tries to teach
With words
But it does not work.
They sit in an untrained circle. Waiting
Not for man to speak,
But waiting for the inflection:
The anger or the loving, cooing of praise.
The spotted one sits with its head turned,
It watches man speak
Waiting for the inflection
For the lighting of the eyes
Even a beast knows
Where
the soul is.
And tries to teach
With words
But it does not work.
They sit in an untrained circle. Waiting
Not for man to speak,
But waiting for the inflection:
The anger or the loving, cooing of praise.
The spotted one sits with its head turned,
It watches man speak
Waiting for the inflection
For the lighting of the eyes
Even a beast knows
Where
the soul is.
This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.
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