Put Out

her coat (at the café)
was so atrocious
more like a sweater
with an animal print
like no animal's coat
so ugly I took it personally

maybe she was from
an alien planet
as alien as planets can be
maybe her coat
resented its own existence
never wanted to be created
and now to be paraded around
reaching out for help
hoping someone like me
will put it out of its misery

when she goes
to the bathroom
I'll burn it alive