African American woman poses with her American Staffordshire terrier, circa early 1910s.

 

All we have

to do is

continue

to set an angel

to untangal

the

rope we've made

for ourselves

as the only

way out

But being

That

once only

sin gal

way yet finding

around

her way was

a hound

waiting to be

mangeled

by my bone @ home.