I doze in the grove with the sun on my nose
where gentle wolves laze
on orange afternoons
together
we breathe in
a cloud of pollen and salty sky
tangled up in the bloom of may
dirt on my face
on my back
in my hair
a beast in the wild
where I belong
“The Pack” by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse
Artwork: “Adahy” by Chris Tate: