I’m the body-guard
to your joys
your fears
Go for the cheetah
I’ll be right behind you
on the
okapi
And when you want to
hop off,
I’ll catch you,
throw you on the tortoise
outside the herpatarium and
both of us can relax
even though you
hold the reins
and who knows where
we’ll head next
in this
spinning of
the heart
Australian-born Katrin Talbot’s collection Falling Asleep at the Circus and The Devil Orders A Latte are just out from Turning Point Books and Fernwood Press, and The Square Footage of Awe is forthcoming from Kelsay. She has another full-length book, 7 chapbooks, 2 Pushcart Prize nominations and quite a few chickens.
