Iris N. Schwartz's "If I Should Try to Replace the Late, Great Stella Graciella"
I'll be up in the air tonight, and come down to land only on Friday at 6.30 AM, Singapore time. In the meantime, here's a delightful poem by Iris N. Schwartz, a poet I enjoy hearing on the NYC poetry scene. If I Should Try to Replace the Late, Great Stella Graciella …by getting two cats, I would name them Eros and Thanatos. More than likely, though, I will adopt just one, because I want a pet that pines all day long for me. A singular human-feline bond sanctions no pussy- footing with a third. If I bring home one cat, I might name it Etch-A-Sketch, Gossamer, or Sven, because it would be indecorous, in the evening, calling out for Eros or Thanatos, alone.