Brian Sambourne Poet Free verse

Wolf Wail

Mythic pull to a full moon
       induces change
       to untie a knot of recognition
       to disrupt codes of approval
       in the midst of lost composure

Halloween wolf mask dipped in
      slabs of hair
      fanfare of pointed ears and fangs
      pulled full tilt from brow to chin
Some tell me, "Suited to your unruly self."
Engages my animal behavior
                       displaced
                       when the day spins into shadows
Unsettling visage shatters
                              the calm belonging of late October
Understandable wish to scream at cramped conforming
                                       to howl at what's perpetually 
                                                          out of reach
Can't put this act down
       for the lunar cry we bellow is the who we are
       unfiltered selves
       that cross borders
       to engage the world 
                                misconstrued




Poem revised September 1, 2022

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