all the cats and blind puppies
who thought they were tragic
went out gagging on ropes,
burned beyond recognition
wrapped in plastic
some of them died accidentally in traffic
most of my drug buddies
are coming close to spastic
we just can't communicate
(except with magic)
About Eric Yoshiaki Dando
Eric Yoshiaki Dando was born in Tokyo in 1970, but now lives in
Daylesford in central Victoria. He is best known for his cult classic novel Snail (Penguin, 1996). He has had stories and cartoons and poems published here and there. His is currently writing his third novel called Beautiful Useful Things, a graphic novel about teaching gardening to people on parole.
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