the animals they’ve become
I became a fox
and walked for
miles along the trail
marked for people
turning to birds of prey
My friends are long gone My sternum cracks
at the thought of them
the weight they
carry
the
animals they’ve
become
Brandon Earl MacLeod
Brandon Earl MacLeod is a poet from Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada. His poetry has appeared in Art | Research International: A Transdisciplinary Journal (2025), Willows Wept Review (2023), Tiny Seed Literary Journal (2022), Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education (2022), and Muskrat Magazine (2018). His work can also be found at http://www.brandonearlmacleod.com