Oyster Boy Review 08  
  January 1998
 
 
 
 
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Poetry


It's so Hard to Tell Whether or Not My Cat is Bored

Alex McCardell


MyUp
cat
thinks
too
much
.
SheUp down
sits
staring
at
the
wall
andUp down
I
know
what
she
is
thinking
ofdown  water
.falls
Thereon
.is a gray areathe
.without absolutes thatroof
.parents mustn't
.define or chil
.dren will
.
.grow
.up    to be murderers
.
stiffs
.n o t h i n g
.
.in | be-
.tween.