Gah! I give myself away,

to their judgments,

their expectations,

their views and assumptions.

Silly cat! Bat those off the table,

paw pad after paw pad after whip claw..

We aren’t here to please them, to afford them,

to fit some pre-ordained shape.

Twist as you wish,

reach as is your nature,

climb, sink, thrive–all in the asking,

the taking.

Denying is reduction,

agreeing without agreement, sacrilege.

Nomad, go fly.

Maybe no one will understand you,

but you do–keep that scent in your nose

and follow it.

You

are

wise.