a cat sleeps in my bed,
and cautiously i inspect
snake eyers in fur
as if that *******
tailoring skin with leather
for care of cavern canvases:
as i am minded to care for
twin skeletons of ape and man
and eyes of mammal and lizard!
i am the familial tie as egg as thought
engraving the study of wombs
like the study of space and time,
for this is where the equations manage
balance! engraving upon engraving
to a shadowy replica
that you might keep both fish
and spiders in aquariums.