The Danger Of Keeping Secrets

Mike Essig
Other Voices
Published in
1 min readJun 18, 2017
Chica and Jo

Never hide a dead cat
under your mattress.
Cats do not forgive.
Feline nightmares
of overflowing litter
and stinking spray
will haunt your nights.
Dig a comfy grave.
Buy a cute headstone.
Keep that angry
beast at bay.
Try to get some sleep.
Kitty, kitty, go away.

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Mike Essig
Other Voices

Honorary Schizophrenic. Recent refugee. Displaced person. Old white male. Confidant of cassowaries.