Shaving Cat's Hair

by ANZO

＊a poem for my cat

＊in imitation of At Blackwater Pond, a peom written by Mary Oliver

The commotion in the bathroom will eventually subside

screamed in agony all afternoon.

I controlled my tiny cat. Gave her

a hair shaving. Her fleas

like air, poison, ghosts. Spreading bad insects

to all rooms, tearing apart peace. I noticed them

travelling between us, beasts-that-eatting-beauties

hey why this hairless monster still

most beloved thing?