
Old Woman With 25 Cats
Gail W. White
My children think it’s unsanitary,
want me to give them up, want to
have me declared non compos mentis.
My children are
young and don’t know beans.
Wait till their skin turns to
taffeta and their veins to a
knot of worms. Just wait,
dears, till you’re a blight
to look at, a bore to talk
to and you’ve forgotten what
it’s like to have someone
touch you for pleasure.
Let me tell you, lambs,
when you reach that point
you’ll love what lets you
touch it.