Saturday, February 11, 2017

Bradley Mason Hamlin writes



Broken Cats


My girlfriend 
she only 
likes

broken cats

she’ll find them 
in haunted shelters 
or lost 
crying in dark shadows

and 
they’ve always 
got mental issues

feral crazy 
but wanting the love 
she can give them

and just when I was 
pointing this out to her

just when 
I was going to say 
something sarcastic

about the ones 
that run 
hide 
show their fangs 
and refuse training

I realized 
I too was most likely 
another broken cat 
she took in

many full moons ago 
when the alley 
seemed like everything.
 Image result for alley cat painting
 Alley Cat -- Maya Hiort Petersen

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