Litter Box Poem by Jefferson Carter
Litter Box
My wife asked me this morning
if I'd ever cheated on her.
My ex-wife called this afternoon
& asked me the same thing.
What's going on?
That new Italian movie
the art film crowd adores,
the characters hysterical, nearly
operatic, their marriages dead
or dying. I imagine all those couples
sipping capuccino after the movie,
nibbling biscotti, that close
to confessing their own infidelities.
I love my wife. I don't whine
about my latest chore, cleaning
the litter box four or five times
a day. I can imagine one
of those histrionic Italian husbands
fuming, yearning for his mistress
as he kneels by the reeking box,
scooping cat feces & urinous clots
of litter into a plastic bag.
The second I'm done, our old cat
comes running. Otherwise,
he limps from room to room, moaning
like the ghost of some animal
whose bladder burst.
I love that old cat. Most nights
he snuggles under the comforter,
buzzing between me & my wife like a
space heater I need to repair.
I like this poem, it's different, and different is one of the best things in life. Take care.......xoxoxox
Oh ami glad that I found this site, your work I suppose reflects your professional calling in life, and is a very refreshing change from not only other people's work but from my ownattempts at creative expression as well. I am a great lover of ironic humour and I can almost sense you sat with tongue pressed against cheek when formulating some of your lines. Excellent (again!)
An interesting commentary on ordinary life, extraordinary experiences.. the dread of insecurities… nicely penned
I never realised how funny this poem is until I watched La Dolce Vita! ! ! ! How crazy life can get....do we really deserve those moments that make us laugh uncontrollably -I guess it's just Karma's revenge.If you get a chance please read my RAINBOW IN MOTION HAIKU.Thank you. You haven't been on the forum for awhile.....very direct right to the point-as blunt as possible.....
I enjoyed the way you expressed your complaints... had me smiling
I wish everyone was as honest as you! Great write. Give you 10! Best wishes Suzan Gumush
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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You my friend are a natural politician! They seem unable, for whatever reason, to answer a straight-forward question. Jefferson Carter, for President....has a pretty good ring to it. Third party.....write-in....you name it!