the night I fucked the border patrol agent

After

the small bomb of his orgasm

I stole his mother’s crucifix,

darted through the back doors.

I never saw the dogs.

Quick like Krishna’s gopis they swarmed me.

Pink tongues of threat and purebred musk.

Rosaries of saliva.

Jaws open like warm ovens for bread and fish.

I tried their father’s language on them

stay calm hold still

hold still stay there

don’t run stay calm

don’t panic I said

stay still calm

I said stay

When the ridgeback bitch rushed me,

I sank the gold christ in her eye,

felt her piss soak my sandals.

She buckled into the death,

I whimpered

easy easy now

no one has to get hurt.