i remember one time
(when i lay in bed this morning)
when a goat took a shine

(to me)..if a cat or a dog does
the same
predictable our response
mechanism-

the sun was shining and
this one,
detached itself from

it´s companions and stood
masticating
still and staring

(at me)-(i was probably hung-
over and paid it little mind but)
when it came

closer and stopped chewing
the seconds ticked on
white like an angel wing

eyes of amber and green
(i needed a drink!)
the farmer began

to laugh and i tried to shoo
it back but when
it gave scant attention

and continued looking
completely static then
it did not blink

here was something ..
it was rather embarrassing
(now,the farmer was laughing

so hard,he brushed tears
away from his  eyes)
the little apparition

regarded (me) like
saintly pan
and i looked away and

wondered about breakfast
looked back again
then the farmer attempted

with a wave of his calloused
hand
to fain anger

but the kid
stubborn to the last
remained resolute

continued it´s vigilance..
my face quite confused
what ancient forces

at the dawn
the domestication
to this time?