After the Eclipse

The moon was covered
In an oil slick
A puff of black tobacco

You arrived late
And I suspected
Drunk on puma tears

Your hand sparked
Like a frayed cord
When it touched my arm

I held up the incense
As if a holy cross
Or vial of pepper spray

The glowing tip reflected
In your glassy eyes
And you blinked

Suddenly your head exploded
Into antlers, drooping nose
And doe eyes

Your body shook out legs
Barreled in the middle
And shot up fur

You landed on four legs
And stared down at me
Dumbly

Then you wandered away
Into the expanding moonlight
Leaving me alone
And human