Once upon a time
Nay, thrice upon three times
I have ventured forth
Big game hunting
Armed only
With the flimsiest of butterfly nets
The first time it happened
I was walking down a jungle path
Stalking a beautiful Leopard
When a tiger
A she-beast of uncommon strength
Lit into me with steely claws
Before I could escape
Like a gazelle
Into the savanna
The results were carnally exquisite
The tigress
Sated on my tender flesh
Stalked off to trap other prey
While I lived to hunt
Another day
The second time
I ventured forth
Butterfly net in hand
On concrete
City street
When I came upon
A heavily armed assassin
I swiped at her with my net
But soon went down
In a hail of sexual bullets
Imbedding deep into my flesh
To the heart where the emotions lie
The results were carnally exhausting
And when the dust settled
I was left with only
The dream of an unborn fetus
To keep me company
In the dark and lonely night
Wounds heal
I swear they do
And soon I found myself
Hunting the most elusive
And beautiful of all butterflies
The Ethiopian Amhara
She, all 90 pounds of her
Wrestled me to the ground
Tied my senses in knots
Painted the dreams
That happiness is made of
Left me a quivering mass
of questionable humanity
the results were psychically debilitating
I still go out hunting
With my butterfly net
Searching for the one true creature
Maybe it’s you
Who will see me
For the gentle being that I am
And behave accordingly
I still go out hunting
With my butterfly net
But now I wear Kevlar
Carry a shield
And a stoic sensibility
The Tao Of Brother T 