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***BIO*** Bryon D. Howell is a poet currently residing in New Haven, Connecticut. He has been writing poetry for a great number of years. Recently, work of his has appeared in poeticdiversity, Red River Review and The Quirk.
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KITTY POLYGRAPH
by Bryon D. Howell
When I was
just
getting clean,
I was writing
a lot of
poetry.

I honestly
believed
I had covered all
my tracks.

My cat
used to
love
separating me
from the pen
by pawing it
away
when I wasn't
looking.

It's amazing
how much
trouble
I got into
the day
the cat
reached under
the couch
and thought
she'd
discovered
hidden kitty
gold.

Behold!

The elusive -
glass pen!

If she wasn't
trying
to stop my
new dreams
from evolving
she was trying
to remind me
of the
nightmares -
I was still
running from.

She

was

so co-dependent.
June 2007
89