Voluptuous Thinking

the consequences of the cat

September 10, 2007 | Poetry, Uncategorized

the consequences of the cat

These are
the consequences of the cat
Misspent lives of nine
clawing home life from the fringes
away from dirty litter

These are
the remnants of a Samurai’s dignity
Shark-bitten edges on hardened Japanese steel
Unsaddled foot soldier trade’s defeated
More warriors stripped of manhood’s promises

This is
the solution for an opera star’s last days
Disingenuous as a cocktail party’s last drink
Guarded contacts mantled by wet hair dye and velvet;
Opera seria wheezed through Macanudo cigars

These are
the remedies of an alchemist failing in filling Fort Knox
Leaded nightmares and brain-damaged offspring
Coaxing feigned happiness from the anomalies
Of whispered urban rumor

But this
is a requiem for me
the consequences, remnants, remedies and solutions
spent thinking about cats, Samurai, opera and gold
now crushed by reality’s swinging hammer