Istanbul Literary Review - 3rd Year Anniversary Edition (#12)
Istanbul Literary Review - 3rd Year Anniversary Edition (#12)
The Truth about Cats and Dogs
by
Patrick T. Randolph
He is hungry, she is homeless,
He is a dog, she is a cat,
They are both really human, but
Play games like this to keep
Each other alive.
He died last night, she’ll die tomorrow—
These are not imaginary stories, but the songs of the shadows
That walk these streets day in and day out—
Call them dogs and cats if you like,
But human they are—
Hungry and homeless.
Istanbul Literary Review - 3rd Year Anniversary Edition (#12)
Patrick T. Randolph
USA
Patrick T. Randolph and his wife, Gamze, live on the banks of the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He teaches writing and debate in the English as a Second Language Department at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. His favorite pastime is listening to the verse of his wife’s soul-expanding voice. His collection of poems, Father’s Philosophy, continues to be a best seller for Popcorn Press. He has had poems published in Bellowing Ark, California Quarterly, Free Verse, The Rockford Review, and many other journals and quarterlies in the States and abroad.
Istanbul Literary Review - 3rd Year Anniversary Edition (#12)
