The Curtain Of Shame ~ Is It Just Me?  By Katrina Curtiss 5/13/2020

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Kat In A Mask

In my world, it feels like the curtain is slowly rising and revealing the reality of the world. It’s like waking up from a dream on a cold morning and someone is slowly pulling off the covers, allowing the chill of inhumanity to chill my bones. The Gun issue hits…

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My Cat And Her Country ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 5/4/2020

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Basura Watches The World From Her Windowsill Seat

My cat came to me, lulled into a fog Asking if she was a cat or she was a dog It was such a strange question to hear I picked her up and held her near She said that she was feeling quite confused Day after day, endless stay at…

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My Cat And The Night The Internet Went Out ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 5/3/2020

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Basra ~ On The Night The Internet Went Out

Oh how my cat did start to pout When suddenly our Internet went out What no Hulu, no Netflix to see? Oh miserable, miserable, miserable me! She was not happy when I suggested a game Instead she insisted I call and complain To a prerecorded voice, that left me no…

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My Cat Reads My Mail ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 4/30/2020

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Basura Reads My Mail

This morning, I pulled my cat by the tail and asked, “Basura, have you been reading my mail?” She was sitting in letters, all in a mess Each of them with my name and address “No”, she replied, as she obviously lied “I thought they were for me!” she cried…

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My Cat Wants To Do The Catwalk ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 4/29/2020

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Basura Wants To Be A Magazine Model

We got a magazine in the mail for free Basura exclaimed, “That could be me!” I could be in a model, that’s the thing to do In magazines, TV and Victoria Secret too!” “Think of how all the people would talk When I saunter up and down the catwalk I’d…

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My Cat Was Playing Hide And Seek ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 4/28/2020

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Basura Takes a Cool Cat Nap on The Fridge

It was just an ordinary day Another with At Home I Stay It had been hours since I’d seen my cat I started to wonder, where she was at I looked in her bed, top to bottom Searched every season from summer to autumn I searched though my socks, cupboards…

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My Cat Makes A Bucket List ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 4/26/2020

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Basura's Bucket List

Basura was making a Bucket List Of all the things she wants to do, she insist! As I read, my eyes opened wide “I must do them all, I must!” she cried! “With the Virus here, it is certainly clear We can live in faith or live in fear Life…

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My Covid Conversation With The Wind ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 4/25/2020

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On one hand there's this, on the other, there's that. If I start clapping, can we meet in the middle?

It boggles my mind, during this trying time To listen to some friends of mine Some say the Government is taking away our rights As rules are in place to win the Covid-19 fight I ponder, if we acted to help and not harm Would our Government have issued such…

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My Cat Wants To Go To The Beach ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 4/24/2020

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Basra Wants To Go To The Beach

My cat came to me wanting to go the beach “The Sun’s good for me, so does the President preach It warms me inside killing Covid-19 I’m backing my bikini and lots of sunscreen” “The President says, Lysol inside of me is good too Though he’s not a doctor, he…

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My Cat Is Pissed At The Protesters ~ a short poem by Katrina Curtiss 4/19/2020

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Basura Reading The News

My cat saw the news, how they’re out in the land No masks on their face, no gloves on their hands While some are going out to protest, We stay at home doing our best? “How can that be? There’s a bug in the air! People are dying, don’t people…

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