Strong Baboon, I lost all sense of language
Duck Angel, blue clouds are turning dark
Anchored Cheetah, chase my spirit away
Smiling Lion, Naked Genie, give your lust & longing
Horned Horse, may one day you breathe flame
Lost Dog, you have seen my lover
Furless Cat, may my home become yours
Hunchback Hyena, I, too, holler at the edge of a roof
Tender Dove, may you pass these tigers safely
Galloping Bat, may we find a bed deep in a cave
James Croal Jackson (he/him/his) is a Filipino-American poet. He has a chapbook, The Frayed Edge of Memory (Writing Knights Press, 2017), and poems published in Perhappened, Kingdoms in the Wild, and Capsule Stories, among others. He edits The Mantle Poetry (themantlepoetry.com) and works in film production in Pittsburgh, PA. (jamescroaljackson.com)
Robin Ouzman Hislop is Editor of Poetry Life and Times at Artvilla.com ; You may visit Aquillrelle.com/Author Robin Ouzman Hislop about author & https://poetrylifeandtimes.com See Robin performing his work Performance (University of Leeds)