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Odes to Asian Cats
Oh cats of Jakarta,
why do you have broken tails?
You can't pretend it didn't happen.
Don't you know that Indonesia is frenetic
and the wheel of cause and effect
is not to be taken lightly.
Oh cats of Borneo
you are afraid of the tarsiers aren't you?
Because
with their big eyes
they can remain transfixed
staring blankly
longer than you.
