Gracie exits through a back door
while I wait in the vet’s exam room
on a 2-person bench against one of four
white walls sitting on glaciered tiles
a frozen room to play catch
with your crazy
and I not the patient
impatient for the doctor’s return
as if Gracie is an appendage
a second heart of mine
being checked for normal thumps
the base drum of the drumline in my band
Doc has good news
it’s a nice rhythm
Gracie’s fine and I’ll live
a hung picture of a black cat
glares at us as we leave
yeah, you wish I say
as we high step it
out of there
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