to be certain I am
a petty war beast

panicked, lowing

birthing babies others rescue off the ground
before my mother hoofs can stomp them

I am sweetly drunk and dewy
to quote: I mean to be a terror to the world

we can end this now
skate through the intersection without looking

is this a goddamn revelation of self, or what

gather around me, fathers
raise me up so I can see