Run

Where did you go?

I was walking far

before the clock told me I was late

before the morning was my enemy

and the light broke my breakfast plate.

Where did you go?

I was waiting, slowly

the doorway closed, shut.

The window was locked by the dogs outside,

who heard the gunshots?

Where did you go?

I'm jealous of nobody 

except the tiger's bite,

the ink in my hands and the sword at my feet

tell my enemies they have to fight.

Where did you go?

I'm uncertain that 

I'll finally get my prey

but as long as I'm tall

and as fast, I can run

and mother's on her knees to pray.

Where did you go?

Where did I go running 

from a person I call myself?

Confused, disoriented by a mist of indifference

like burned books on a shattered shelf.