Open Throat

by Henry Hoke

a father to a kitten is an absence a grown cat to a father is a threat

I want to do the opposite I want to go to a place where I won’t be hated where there are therapists running around everywhere like deer and I can just find one and catch it and pin it down store it somewhere safe and visit it once a week

I traded old fear for new fear

it’s okay old is fine I’m old because I’m not dead

if you feel alone in the world find someone to worship you