blinds
raze the sighthound stabs
at the slats that stop
the sun from spilling
into a room robbed
of all the sound
it once struggled
to find space for.

with the pad of one paw,
he parts the shell
shielding a window from
any unwelcome eyes that
might wander this way.

and when he sees the biped
beasts who cover their shame
with cotton and colouring
agents, he howls.
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