Category Archives: Days Without Cats – Poems of Love and other Atrocities

Pink clouds plume majestically As the sun sets like a goddamn pina colada in a vegas nightclub Nearby, there’s a light brown dog with a furrowed brow Looking out into the vast ceaseless ocean He knows what’s coming, that dog … Continue reading →

Have you seen the ants? Have you seen them? The ants are like fish And the fish are like antelope It’s all the same The bus has arrived, but still they don’t smile Why don’t they smile? What are they … Continue reading →

There’s no use crying over spilled milk, she said I have no idea what that means, I said That’s because you don’t drink milk, she said I drink milk, I said Not enough to know, she said And, without another … Continue reading →

Smile when you walk through the door, she said But where’s the door? You’re standing on it It’s been under your feet all along But isn’t that a hedgehog? No, it’s a door, she said It’s all a matter of … Continue reading →

By the time I looked up, the beach was littered with dogs Like a ship from Canine Island had run aground on the reef Leaving the dog sailors to swim for it themselves Jesus, where do all these kids come … Continue reading →

Tonight, a girl in a lime green dress with a figure like a tangerine dream Walked through the door and into my mind Evicting all thoughts hitherto like a callous landlord Later, I ate a whole shoal of fish Crispy fried … Continue reading →

By the time I knew you were coming, you had come By the time I knew you were staying, you had stayed By the time I knew you were leaving, you had left I’m  always the last to know