convulsing in ecstasy the color of fallen leaves, the light that is leaving.

always unknown- the present.
the animal under total control
of the human uncontrolled.

the within- animal
outside control.

rilke's panther,
the other
watching us through bars
the horizon barred,
the to and the from,
a film strip,
pacing and paced, the bars,
if the animal moves
fast enough, it can't
become invisible.
the pacing
is all.