RC deWinter
i am flanked by two lions
and have no idea why
they dog my footsteps
invade my dreams
their names are somewhere between something and nothing
one cat watches in silence
one puts his head in my lap
the watcher is cold
the other not
their names are somewhere between something and nothing
they don’t speak to each other
not even in dreamcode
they hate each other
neither will leave
their names are somewhere between something and nothing
i love both my lions
they protect me from myself
when i want to die
i think of them
their names are somewhere between something and nothing
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RC deWinter’s poetry is anthologized in Uno: A Poetry Anthology (Verian Thomas, 2002), New York City Haiku (NY Times, 2017), Cowboys & Cocktails: Poetry from the True Grit Saloon (Brick Street Poetry, April 2019), Havik (Las Positas College, May 2019), Castabout Literature (Dantoin/Hilgart, June 2019), The Flickering Light (Scars Publications, June 2019), Nature In The Now (Tiny Seed Press, August 2019), in print in 2River View, Down in the Dirt, Genre Urban Arts, Meat For Tea: The Valley Review, Pilcrow & Dagger, Pink Panther Magazine, Scarlet Leaf Review, The New York Times and in numerous online literary journals.