INSANE BOSS
after the
insane boss
jumped off
the conference table
and sat at the
foot of the table
like a king
he said
men have dogs
and women have cats.
I sat
at the other end
of the conference table.
I tried
to get as far away
from the insane boss
as possible.
I was
not sure
if his form of insanity
was contagious.
it was
supposed to
be a meeting about
new hires or
another project
that would go
nowhere
but
instead
the insane boss wanted
to talk about pets.
I was
lead writer
and his remark made me
think about
all the writers that
loved cats.
Twain
Hemingway
Bukowski
Kerouac
Burroughs
and even
Dickens.
my wife
and I had three cats.
three cats
are better than none
I thought
even for
a hack writer.