Written for:  The Sunday Muse #22

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They warned me–it is not
like I was ignorant
of what could befall me–
my might and fright,
should I venture indoors.

We need a leopard, they
said, for quick scene in film.
Look, they said, we laid a rug
of the finest grasses
for your comfort. Quick snap

and you are free to go with
our complimentary store
-house of food. Enough to last
through harsh winter. I was
tempted.  That’s how they get you.

So I saunter in, pose, and they loose
that hidden fan.  Wham!  My mighty
spots hit the wall.  No longer am I
a proud leopard.  Do not become spotless.
It is humiliating.

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