Spirit animal

Adventures at NIH

As I walk the halls

Of the hospital
My stuffed sloth
In the front
Of my walker,
The British woman
Asks me
If she
Is my spirit animal.
Oh no
 I reply
This is Rosemary.
My spirit animal
is a black panther.
Pleased to meet you,
Rosemary,
She says.
We continue
To walk

Past the nurse’s station.