I wasn’t going anywhere anyway

sovereign lap planted with
a flagpole, cat-seized
she drapes on leg over knee,
hip, opposite thigh, flicks
ear at my sleeve as
fingers lick magazine gloss
obliques fatigue, pages
propped
on sofa arm, but wouldn’t
move a whisker
for comforting
is more important
than comfortable

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