lionesses

coming in out of the white sunlight into the deep shade cast by the houses veranda

he paused for a moment

                          trying to ascertain what it was that he saw crouched to the right of the twin whitewashed screen doors

it would take longer than a moment

he stood fast

whatever it was stood fast in the throbbing blinders his eyes fixed it in

when the white particles fell away in a lazy striptease he recognised his stoic nemesis

a huge bright orange cat

if he didnt know any better he would have said it was illuminated from within

keen crystal green eyes 

it seemed a guardian 

                       a fierce soul squatting on its haunches agilely prepared to hurtle itself headlong into whatever it may

it tolerated him

--   Whats with him

--   Her

--   Hard to tell

Felines  hard to sex while they sit

Shes luxuriant though

--   Shes my girl

--   Girl

Lioness is more apt

--   Youre really something else   Intuitive

Her name is Lioness

Lioness turned her head at the pronouncement of her name

--   Befitting

Youve fed her

She looks like she wants to eat me

--   Its dinnertime

--   So   Im the sacrificial goat

--   Perhaps

If theres anything left after Ive had you

an image of Lioness pawing through his bones snapping them for their marrow was appealing

erotically

What are you thinking

--   Theres enough of me to share 

No matter how ravenous you are

--   You dont know me well enough to think therell be anything left but scraps

--   She doesnt look as if shed be happy with scraps

--   No  but theres lots of children in the neighborhood

She wont go hungry

--   No  She doesnt look like shes ever gone hungry

--   She hasnt

She was the only one of her litter and I think no I dont I believe she ate her siblings in the womb 

Ive never seen a bigger newborn kitten

She nearly killed her mother at birth

It was a reprieve

She killed her later

her green eyes watched him but he was gallant and too intent on her mistress                

if he was going to be between a rock and a hard place he was going to pay attention to the rock

she was formed perfectly

                                           carved and shaped sinuously by an ancient river

a goddess body

--   Are you suggesting implying  Im receiving a reprieve

--   Lioness is funny  and wise

I trust her decisions

--   Decisions

And if she goes after me

--   As I said

Shell have to wait her turn

he didnt ponder it long

he smiled

--   I like your taste

1716,  Monday,  10  8. 15

2150,  Monday,  10  8. 15

(Sunday to Monday dream image of a cat)