"The Jaguars Come Softly"

The innocence of the Jaguars pawing softly
At the grounds of divorce or worse
Where grief is worthless
And the understanding that life will not
Take you back
Would you trade your life for hers
When all your asinine mistakes
Has her head
Served up to be delivered
To the bloody chopping block
But the magical
Thoughts a man considers when
His mistakes
Catch up with his wife
And her head winds up
Pulsating blood upon the floor
It is a man's faintness of heart
Which makes him
Consider
Trading his life
For hers
When the Jaguars come pawing
Ever so gently
At the door......

Tony Taylor   (Chicago)