It’s time to get out of the community center
I rise, call my cubs to me: “We’re getting a ride, let’s go.”
Full moon oncoming like a tidal wave
PMS hanging me by the skin of my Sacrum
it is time to make for the door
Breathe dense oxygen, the illusion of relief
just a minute’s worth, anything will do
The other lioness whose shoulder slowly rises
as she languidly mounts the steps
speaks to me in 2 dimensions only
explains everything she says,
I must look challenged
“No, I’m not frowning, just a bit tired”
I jump up onto the sidewalk and start slowly down the street
my pups trailing in front of me
The other lioness pushes her pram with her mouth
still manages to ask questions
Why don’t the dark clouds here bring rain?
why do they move on?
My ears are buzzing
I count the cobblestones with my paws,
soon to collapse in my den
feed and bathe my young
send them to bed with a Sigh