Tenant Glance

Tenant Glance

When I first came to this place (or did
It come to me?), it was chewed, open,

Denuded, with no whisper of slow stride
On its hide. But now it has curled
In on me, reclaiming the little areas

I’ve  marked, implacable in its green and curved
Gaze, knowing it can outlast me.

~ S.K. Orr