For Blue
This strange ragdoll of a cat
With inverted eyelids
This bow-legged
Bird-brained feline
Who walks into walls
And swims around the kitchen
Like a starving barracuda
Can hear a piece of cheese
Being unwrapped
From a mile away
Between you and me
Have you ever met someone
Who is so goddamn peculiar
That you think
They might be
Mentally retarded?
Either way
I like him
He reminds me
Of me
David Burdett
4/22/2024
Glory Days
I used to be able
To lean back
And just let it happen
Back in the day
When I was
A whiskey guzzling
Poetry machine
The words flowed
From my fingers
Like piss
Down the side
Of a dumpster
And the gloryholes
Would shudder
At the mere thought
Of my manhood
Oh well
Nothing lasts forever
David Burdett
4/20/2024
For Sally
Every time she sees me
She looks at me
Like a worried mother
Like she knows something
That I’m too stupid to figure out
Like she’s the one
Who hasn’t had a drink in 8 months
Like World War 3
Is right around the corner
And she’s having difficulty
Maintaining an erection
And all along
I thought cats
Were supposed to be
Cute little furry
Multidimensional
Empire destroying
Energy vampires
Who slept all day
And shit in a box
Turns out
I was wrong
David Burdett
4/19/2024