CJ Sommerfeld
Staff Writer

 

from above

shoots of see-thru wheat whisk
the air where

they inhale

intergalactic ears move _ brisk

Il.

does the are memories in the brain
argument

stand for cats?

—will they ever remember who
reigns

royal authority

sovereigns

all hail a description Egyption
inscriptions of depictions majestic

Il.

a mischosen mischievous moggy
who mischaracterized their mirror
an apology received too late
his fur: coffee sharp and
disagreeable bitter

he topples a small pot of Indian ink
iberate grimmer

‘Tideggs
hi he

IV.

into their eyes

nostalgic common marbles
nonthreateningly

quizzical questioningly
an ease—like listening

to the pop standard Witchcraft:

Carolyn Leigh

 

 

V.

a counterpart quick-witted

sofa scratched

teeth patience gritted

she'll sit on your keyboard—it did
shell printed fur from afar

from afar fur patterned Sanskritic
eyesengaged analytic

your cat is your biggest critic

Illustration by CJ Sommerfeld