Masiela Lusha - My Mind's Leopard

I cannot chain you.
I shut my eyes, and there you dive
Against the backdropp of veined darkness,
Roaming in the jungle of my starry mind,
Indulged like the lazy leopard
You are. Dangerous in all your nature.
One strike out of your space,
(Like a yellow bullet through my mind)
And my eyes dart open.

I cannot sleep with an animal in my head,
Licking the edge of my skill with a purr,

Can you?

Masiela Lusha

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