The dog boy grew up with cats
they told him he was a cat
spoke to him like a cat
groomed him as a cat
and even though he still became
Dog Man
this pack creature
is unceasingly drawn to felines
their foreplay familiar
dogs something foreign and rarely
brought round for fun
Dog Man is sensitive and he longs
for a good belly rub
but kitties have dirty claws
and would rather receive
their own scratch behind the ears
the pissing in a box thing?
not so clean – an illusion
but one puss in the box
is worth two dogs in the woods
so is spoken
so Dog Man clings
like a kitten to the curtains
Dog Man clings
and he won’t run with wolves
he barks with fear
and he can’t let go
The Halfwit Writer 