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The cat eats plastic, obsessively,
<\/span>like a real freak, and it seems we\u2019re always
<\/span>ripping something out of his mouth, paper,
<\/span>some days, if he\u2019s not too picky,
<\/span>but mostly plastic \u2014 candy wrappers,
<\/span>especially, or the bagged tortillas
<\/span>we keep in the fridge especially
<\/span>so he can\u2019t get them. Today alone,
<\/span>he\u2019s caught and gnawed the cellophane
<\/span>sleeve I pulled from the card for your mom,
<\/span>and the bag of litter in the closet,
<\/span>which he\u2019s learned to open, and the chip bags
<\/span>I bought myself after my big grant proposal
<\/span>failed, and at first we laid in bed together
<\/span>and I wept, and then the cat went after
<\/span>the toilet paper under the sink
<\/span>while we were distracted, such alluring
<\/span>packages to chew, so neatly wrapped
<\/span>and stacked in their plastic cocoons.
<\/span>He drags one out for us to look at,
<\/span>laying in bed like that, and attacks it
<\/span>quietly, almost tenderly, in the doorway,
<\/span>as if to say <\/span>See? I\u2019ve brought it right to you.
<\/span><\/i>We have what we need. Dry your poor face
<\/span><\/i>and we\u2019ll open it together. <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Black<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Dessa Bayrock<\/strong> lives in Ottawa with two cats, one of whom is very loud and almost always nearby. She recently completed a doctorate about Canadian literary awards. You can find her, or at least more about her, at dessabayrock.com<\/a>, or at @dessayo on Instagram, where she posts book reviews and anti-capitalist memes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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