Portraiture's None Other

what if variability,

secondhandedness of perception--

captured the significance of crossing

paths with another animal.

at home.

where food & shelter play nice.

above all else, heir to what's human--

above all else.

more ingenious than a one-to-one basis,

as what stands in place of what stands

in place.

produces masterful portraitures--of what

also stands in place of what stands in place.