I knew he was the wolf, of course – meek as a retriever
on his bony back, frilled nightcap taut between the peaks
of his ears, drooling at the yeasty smell of my basket. Those
are some big teeth. Thing is, I’d walked into trouble’s mouth
before.

No Poem Is the Only Poem. No Story Is the Only Story. No Kings.
I knew he was the wolf, of course – meek as a retriever
on his bony back, frilled nightcap taut between the peaks
of his ears, drooling at the yeasty smell of my basket. Those
are some big teeth. Thing is, I’d walked into trouble’s mouth
before.