DC Poets: Kateema Lee

poem where I catch la chupacabra

When I catch him,

I will let you know.

I will keep him in our secret box:

the box that holds some

of Sandman’s sand, the teeth

the fairy left behind,

the words you wished

you could take back,

the lost time neatly stored

in old calendars.

I will muzzle him at night,

feed him milk in the mornings,

let him out to play in the cellar.

He will be our secret,

like most things. 

 Kateema Lee is a Washington D. C. native. Her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in print and online journals such as PMS: Poemmemoirstory, African American Review, Gargoyle, Word Riot and others.