Mutable

I like making mischief 

playing with the cat’s feet

until he decides to 

go all in with teeth 

testing your boundary waters

with troublemaking suggestions 

to see at what point 

you start to get tempestuous.

Learning where the storm in you

starts to spin up

is like leaning over the edge 

of the precipice 

it can make my heart hammer 

and send adrenaline surging 

through the tributaries of blood

that wind through me

like a hinterland under the skin.

I like games of risk

and I like surprising the room

because their first impression 

is always the wrong one

which is great for airport security 

when being a wholesome 

breakfast snack of a person 

is the order of the day

but harder in relationships 

when people expect you to be

constantly 

the same woman.