Fate Carrier

This is a service fate--
the airline's policy
stipulates that it may fly
as long as it stays in its carrier
and does not shit or bark.

It's a well-trained fate
a domesticated future
easily seduced with treats.

We've been together 
for a long time
this fate and I

and we cannot bear
to be separated
by distance or time.

Yes, you can pet this fate
but be slow, be gentle,
fate bites when it's surprised.