Nocturnal

(A. jubatus)

I wrap 
my coat 
around me 
carefully
when I sleep. 
Who can tell 
day from night, 
a human from 
a golden-
capped 
fruit bat? 
The world, 
sticky and
streaked 
with pulp
of tamarind
and figs.
Upended, it
dangles from 
the rafters: 
I'd easily
take 
its span
again 
but for 
the pauses 
in which 
we regard 
each other
from beneath
fur-lined lids
which sunlight 
lowers by 
degrees.  

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