do you have any pets? of course, he said.
every modern family has pets,
they keep the kids entertained.
we used to
have a budgerigar,
but he got away...
luckily, the cockatiel can’t escape –
its wings have atrophied from
being kept in a cage.
it can fly about as far
as a chicken, maybe less
[he said with an awkward chuckle]
my sister named it Nancy, but then we found out
it was a boy.
our youngest cat has bulimia –
it gorges itself on cat food, every night
then vomits it back onto the carpet
every night – that’s why
we don’t let that cat inside very often.
none if it really interests me, he said –
i’d rather play with my war figurines
and read comic books.
