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.