The Sleeping Cat

I saw a cat today, sleeping sitting up
As white as snow his fur so pure.
Without a care in the world
without a fear of the world
The cat sat asleep
probably dreaming of sleep, or food
The cat wouldn't wake when I called across the fence
"hey cat why don't you lay down? "
I continued on my way, I looked back
the cat was awake now

poem by Geof Lusins
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The innocence of a tree shaken into guilt

my legs, running but not touching the ground
my hands as if I was tying a very tight tie
thousands of blood vessels trapped
I used to love that tree

My legs helped me climb the tree
my hand helped me tie the knot
thousands of thoughts trying to escape at once
My cat used to love that tree

My friend helped me down from the tree
my friend also undid my tie
thousands of breaths all at once
no nobody likes that tree

I nearly died, the tree did.
The tree didn't do anything
but it got chopped down anyway
an eighty three kilogram burden within one high branch

poem by Geof Lusins
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I Will Tie A Knot And Call It Art

The cigarette pressed against your lips tells a lie
there is beauty in a broken heart
a voice in despair
tears become art, sentences become verse

There is beauty in a broken heart
paint strokes of red, cancers of black
tears become art, sentences become verse
gentle music of shouts and screams

paint strokes of red, cancers of black
splashed across the wall, chips of bone and bits of brain
gentle music of shouts and screams
one gunshot one piece of art

splashed across the wall, chips of bone and bits of brain
a voice in despair
one gunshot one piece of art
The cigarette pressed against your lips tells a lie

poem by Geof Lusins
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