The Wolf Within

I was telling this chic

(that looked like

Mike Ness, but

without tattoos)

about Wyoming

making it legal

to hunt wolves,

while we smoked

outside of a bar.

Behind us, a barber pole’s

motor ran, but

nothing turned.

It was more

candy cane than

spiraling down.

She asked if I ever

saw one die and

I replied that I had,

but I also saw it live.

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On Friday, Oct. 5th, the State of Wyoming opened up hunting on Wolves. I wrote these two poems Thursday, Oct. 4th.