In memory of Paulina Dembska

oh cruel a cat’s lifebound to relivethe harshest crimesnine times over.no respiteamong park benches,no loving paws ofcaressto end this repetition,strike upon strikeof haunted handson frightened faces,the grim grime ofdirt and bloodcemented into ourminds for nine morelives to come. oh cruel a cat’s lifehelpless in timeof dire need,claws prostrateto tearing out eyes,eyes, brimmingwith loathing,with murder.declawed, untoothed,we…

My eyes melt

My eyes melt
with the incongruence of flowers
stringing in pairs
and threes
washed by the night rain
glad to be singing lofty notes
in cloud-clad skies.