Not Designed To Wait In Line at Starbucks
Black hair mane-like
Black shoes socks
Strapped in a vest-like
Over long
Warm dark
Sleeves
Where have I seen
Something like this before
Sensing so much desire to move
Not designed to wait in line
So much more to do
Straining at the ropes
That couldn't hold her
Even if
They wanted to
Where have I seen
Somethinig like this before
Seems barely halter-broke
Next I would expect
To hear
Whinnying
Then the sounds of
A jostled bridal
Metal clicks of a bit
Stamping of polished hooves
Pawing and testing
Of the ground
I'm waiting to see
A subtle shiver
In the shoulders
A quick toss of the head
Flick of an ear
Just before she bolts
poem by Tom J. Mariani
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