Fantasia for the Man in Blue by Tommye Blount

Author:Tommye Blount [Blount, Tommye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945588655
Publisher: Four Way Books

Bareback Aubade with the Dog

Thicker than its master’s thigh,

I saw that dog gnawing its leash—

and didn’t I know better? Knowing my fear

of dogs, I thought, “If I walk faster

and stay calm, then—”

That leash, thin as Yes, snapped. Of course

the dog snapped too and I

wasn’t fast enough—only two legs then

instead of four. I was afraid, yes,

though I didn’t run. With my eyes shut,

I braced for what comes to those afraid

of what they refuse to see. Yet

that time, the dog headed for the lake.

It passed me by and I watched

the water gulp it down—its paws and then

its legs and then its flanks and then gone

was the scruffy heart

of its head. Wasn’t I sure it would not resurface

when it did? What sunlight there was

caught in its mouth a small body—its

slim head bucked twice more

against the water’s vermillion ripple.

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