[image from crystalink.com]
Wild Woman
is sprouting
a black
moustache.
She covers it
with her hand
but!
coarse
black hairs
are also growing
on her knuckles.
A thick black coat
is burgeoning
on her back,
a long curved
sweeping tail
rising atop
her hips
like a slice
of moon
hanging over
the mountain.
Her extremities
are turning
into paws.
She drops
onto all fours,
takes a
quick look
over her shoulder,
then:
quick!
lopes along
the trail
into the forest,
away from
human sight.
She curls up
in the root bowl
of Grandmother Cedar,
tucks her nose
under her front paw,
heaves a tired
sigh.
Home.
