NaPoWriMo 2013 Day 26 ~ Words In An Electronic Desert

There’s that blinking again.

I scratch inside this cramped

muscle cage wanting to run

while she waddles her fingers

across an electronic desert writing

and erasing words in the sand.

I purr my plea to set me free,

but she holds the leash tighter

clipping my claws with someday.

She thinks of me as one of her

domesticated cats that rub at

her ankles begging for food and attention.

I am a tiger meant to run; feel the sun

upon my fur; stand my ground against

any beast that dares cross into my territory.

Damn, just when I see my roar breaking

through the walls of this crumbling zoo,

I feel her tears drip from my eyes.

Her sorrow drains me of my anger.

I hear her tell me I am the strength that lifts her,

the music of her voice, the courage to walk

the valley when its dark, and laughter

when pain stalks from every shadow.

It is odd how a moment can change perception.

Suddenly I see not a locked door but an open portal

where words left in the sand are leading both of us

across an electronic desert to freedom.

©Susie Clevenger 2013

At Real Toads Fireblossom challenged us to write about the animal within.

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