Cat
shadow
A cat's shadow dissolves into molecules of moon and spreads a veil over
the sky, ensnaring clouds that crawl like spiders down labyrinths of
rain.
A cat's shadow eclipses the sun, stalks the stars, and carves a black
hole out of the tattooed void.
A cat's shadow feasts on the earth's eyes, mapping the distance between
the soil and the soul.
Universal
Healthcare
The
universe walks past me and sneezes. I give her a nice pat upon the head
and go about my day. Liberty, you know, is no small thing. No small
thang, said Liberty to Freedom. Freedom upped and slapped the bitch,
though. Violence against liberty will not be tolerated. Tolerance will
not be tolerated either. Tolerance of tolerance even less tolerated. We
live in an intolerable world. That's why the universe sneezed. She
sneezed a sleazy sneeze, indeed.
Alison Ross is from Atlanta,
Georgia. She has poetry recently published in Maintenant and edits Clockwise Cat.