Cat Zebra Poems

White Tiger

Giant beast, 
un-caged power of destruction, 
taking apart my life one day at a time. 
Ever-growing and living off, 
the suffering of my apparent...

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Divorce Decree
The Last Word...
	
You and me, 
we are free...
from each other.

You should be happy, 
I no longer have the right;
to make your dinner, 
clean your...

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Not a Rat

If I had a cat, 
but I don't and won't, 
but I might still. 

If I had a cat...
I might, take flight, 
from...

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Empty Glass 
Stained

The house is empty. 
The dogs...
are barking again. 
This happens, 
and.

It is left hanging there, 
for a reason. 
The word...
Says little and less,...

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Your Words

He…, 
put me on the ground. 
He yelled.
He screamed. 
Sometimes…
he was obscene. 

I walked on. 
I wanted to live, 
the perfect life. 
The picket...

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The Cat or the Mouse

Oh no…
Where’s the …? 
The kids are here, 
unexpectedly. 

Why don’t they call?
Give us a little warning. 
We can not party...

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The Yellow House

On the corner of first and no where, 
is a place that serves biscuits and gravy. 
They have grits and liver with onions....

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Oh My

Politics.
Bad subject. 
I don’t even like to talk about it. 
I don’t like to vote. 
I don’t want to be involved. 

All those commercials...

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Ready

A camera, the battery, charger and film…(what is that?)
A flashlight, lighter, matches and something to burn. 
A bag, a flag, a blanket, and comfort to...

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The Fashion Zebra

I am a flake. 
That is the term for people that do not follow through. 
It may not be fair. I have spent...

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Big Dreams

My friend told me I should print a business card. 
He said that I should pass it out. 
He told me that I should...

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Stray Cat

The old lady on the corner, 
spends her last dollar on cat food. 
She does not concern herself about tomorrow, 
only the fact there...

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Animal Crackers

We go to see the animals, 
the zebra and the bear.
The lion, the tiger, 
and sometimes the small hair.
No, not the one… on top...

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Homemade Hero

A length of fabric, 
a skein of yarn, 
a piece of lace, 
a zipper,
a button,
a trace…

Two eyes, a nose, 
a simple happy face…

Here goes!

A...

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The Zebra she walks through the African dry
Unaware of the mare, under Montana sky

A World far away yet somehow so near
With similar interest and similar...

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