I, Coyote

I, coyote 

coyote meaning

solitary

solitary meaning

myself

I am myself

in company of fleas 

or perfectly fine friends

we are destitute 

to lives of barely 

brushing worlds

for the lonesome coyote

is quiet on it's feet

and barely noticeable 

against sand and gravel

I, coyote

coyote meaning

fear

and my teeth are

larger

but prey is prey

no matter how willing

we are to bite

we are destitute 

to lives of burial

before death

the soil tastes of

mother's blood

before blood was

anything but milk

and teeth were

only the extension

of the heart's desire

for closeness

I never thought

with my stomach

only my teeth

I, coyote

I meaning

love

we are destitute 

to lives of never 

speaking what we mean

for the lonesome coyote 

is quiet on 

it's feet

and coyotes never 

settle

not for anything.

I, coyote.