VERSE UPON BANK OF AMERICA "These checks will be held for two weeks", they said, This much is true He looks up through Tonight I will sleep the sleep of a good man Bank of America should not be in the business of angering cats.
HOLDING MY CHECKS
AND ANGERING MY CAT
"because they are very large and from New Jersey"
But I am now home and
my cat is angry
his sloth with narrowed eyes
He querulously naiows his consternation
but my cat will not know rest
burring hair on his back, whiskers fanned
looking out on the rooftops with disdain and contempt
at spots where other cats have sat
outdoor cats
cats with no collars no names
cats that dig through dumpsters clawing towards the smell of day-old filets
skittering perhaps like a word whispered into a wind
on a moonless night in a dark alley
behind the bank that holds my checks.
NOTE: In July of 2005 I changed banks. My new back only holds checks for 5 days.
copyright © 2003-2006 Life In A Mikeycosm
copyright © 2003-2006 Life In A Mikeycosm
The above was written by Mike. Mike is not only a really cool dude, but writes some poetry. Funny poetry I must say. He has a sense of humor that cannot be described in normal terms. I'm glad I met Mike, and I hope he continues to crack me up.
BONUS POEM!
I have, in my time, seen some cheeses. MEUNSTER AND BRIE What discord! What spite has been uttered, (Unfinished work-in-progress) NOTE: When performing this aloud, capitalized parts should be read through a megaphone."I HAVE, IN MY TIME, SEEN SOME CHEESES..." fragment
Affectionately dedicated to Christopher Hume
No stranger to Swiss or Gruyere
I may, as I wander
wherever I pleases,
pause often to ponder
the prized food of meeses
and of some poets, here and there.
IT'S ALL THE SAME TO ME
(belloweth the mislactothrope)
I HAVE, IN MY TIME
HAD BETTER WITH WINE
THAN WAS FORMED IN THE BOWELS OF A GOAT
to curdle my smooth creamy dream?
Who cares not for dairy
or greets with a shudder
relation to cheesecake and to butter
to milk and to thick dreamy cream?
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