Texas Highways 9 Poem by Armadillo Poet

Before our embracing arms
There is something missing:

The soft pawing of the Margay
Kneeding always as a kitten,

The spring of the Ocelot
Elastic in build and temperment,

The great bite of the Jaguar
Ferocious, lustful, final;

So I summon and pray to the storms
Offering my nostrum: burning petroleum

The fires and black smoke
Will bring a heat and a cleansing

As well as the growth of new gardens
Where we'll play jungle cats