coming out of the shower
the curtain slid back
miati or tiabi whichever it was
both names are interchangeable
tiabi i think stood there
black with yellow eyes
and said . . . nothing
so i flicked some water her way
she jumped back
peeked around the door jamb
at me dripping nakedly
on the tile floor a pool
forming at my feet a day
forming at the door a consort
a concert a focus an effort to
get this far now that i'm wet
all that remains is to be combed and
dry and clothe the fine line
between being here and the messages
that arrive from my cat
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