You
are a leopard
whose spots
can’t disguise
anymore
where you’re running.
Changes in Grass
Texas
in cow pasture
ditches, evenings.
If I left in Mexico
among wilted cactus,
would you have thumbs?
Where would be home
if I left
among flowers?
Sarah Gerard is an MFA candidate at The New School. Her work has appeared in The Brooklyn Rail, elimae, and the St. Petersburg Times, among others. She lives in Brooklyn with her boyfriend, the artist Timm Mettler.