My Cat Plays The Lottery ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 7/19/2020

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Basura tries to Win the Lottery 7/19/2020

The Adventures Of Basura Continue... Basura cat jumped to my desk from the floor Saying, “I don’t want to be poor anymore” She’d snuck out and bought two lottery tickets She said, “I’m going to win, in my bones I can feel it!” “Two tickets!” I exclaimed, “Where did you…

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It’s Hard To Be An Empath ~ by Katrina Curtiss 7/17/2020

Some people feel more deeply than others, are more intuitive, perceptive, and more "filter less" than most. Social media has become a battleground of "experts" spouting misinformation, judgments and blatant hatred for so many things on so many levels. I humbly put before you, is we are all in this…

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My Cat And Her Name ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 7/17/2020

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Basura Cat Sketch 7/17/2020

Basura cat wanted to chat A chatting cat, imagine that We got onto the topic of names, Of cars, bicycles and board games.   “How did I get mine?” she asked as I petted her ears A topic, I’d avoided for many a year “Well,” I said, “Now that you’ve…

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The Lonely Music Teacher ~ by Katrina Curtiss 7/16/2020

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Empty Student's Chair 7/16/2020

I’m cleaning out all of my teaching material, hoping that much like when you wash your car it rains. If I clean it out, toss stuff out, suddenly the world will right itself and we’ll get back to normal. I’ve been at it for hours, going through everything, my God,…

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Some People Say ~ by Katrina Curtiss 7/14/2020

Some people say, “America, love it or leave it” I say, “American love it and try to change it.” Some people say, “Wait until November 4thand the virus will disappear” I say, “It’s a global pandemic you moron” Some people say, “If you say “All Lives Matter” you’re racist because…

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It’s A Whole New Ball Game ~ by Katrina Curtiss 7/13/2020

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COVID-19 Risk Level 7/13/2020

Texas, where I hang my hat, is a cesspool of COVID~19 ~ Here in San Antonio, today our risk level is Severe-Critical. When they reopened our city, they did it too fast, they "Politicians" promised that we would go in phases, pending a flatline or a decrease in the number of…

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My Cat Gives Me A Drawing Lesson ~ by Katrina Curtiss 7/13/2020

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Basura van Gogh 7/13/2020

Basura cat wants to teach me to draw She holds onto the pencil with her right paw She uses all the colors that she can find To make her drawings, much better than mine. One day, she hid my pencils in her litter box She said, “Go find them now,…

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The Never Ending Conversation ~ by Katrina Curtiss 7/10/2020

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The 5 W's Come To Visit 7/10/2020

After a day of exhausting heat, trying to sit down to watch TV, Sofia and I got into another never ending conversation of what's happening. 2 and a half hours later, she went to bed, exhausted, me, remaining unsettled, sits down with Basura Cat and writes... The Never Ending Conversation…

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Imagined Conversation ~ by Katrina Curtiss 7/11/2020

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Mom & Kid (Back to school Struggle) 7/11/2020

Imagined Conversation ~ by Katrina Curtiss 7/11/2020 Kid: “Why can’t I go to my friends house to play?” Mom: “Honey, we can’t right now, there’s a virus.” Kid: “What’s a virus?” Mom: It a disease in the air that is passed from person to person, so for right now, Doctor’s…

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The Camel ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 7/9/2020

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The Straw That Broke The Camels Back 7/9/2020

Pain shared is pain halved, it's cool to listen, but at times, we have to limit the amount of what we hear and bare to take care of our precious self. This was inspired after listening to a friend say, "I can't take one more thing, not one!" As I…

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