"Strays"

By Dex

These two strays and I
We’re still tangled in our own fences
chain link leaving rust lines
on our hearts that beat
afraid and fast
These feral things and I
They stay every night
They beg to be touched
through grit teeth low growls
we shake out the need
for a sign of tender things
for the hands at 3am
That will reach when I reach
and put me on the bed
for the spaces at
knees, backs, shoulders, feet
that seem to have space for me
These savage animals and I
Unfit for anyone
but found and still half-wanted.
Love me like a stray
Love me out of corners
Love me on pillows and couches
I will destroy
afraid and fast
and savage

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Dex is a poet and former USMC Military Police Officer. She also happens to be the Managing Producer here at VetRep. You can follow her here.

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What’s happening at VetRep…

Catch our interview this week with Ryan Stovall on the Savage Wonder Podcast here.

Tickets are going fast for the Parlor this season, reserve your seats for Woody Allen’s Central Park West here before they sell out! For the month of June we will be opening Central Park West with the winner of our inaugural 10-minute play competition, Fifteen Dead Souls, by Leilani Squire.

We are currently offering multiple dates for our online and in-person Playwriting for Veterans classes, and our Acting for Beginners class is now being offered weekly every Saturday from 10am-12pm. Scholarships for qualifying veterans, as well as multi-class passes are available. Registration details can be found here.