Thoughtful Gifts
Gave my fish a bicycle
for his birthday
but he does not ride
it around the bowl.Gave Bobo, my doting dog,
a modern poetry anthology
but I never see him reading
though it has been chewed.Gave the cat Moriarty a phone
so I can call when he’s out late —
but he never answers. Found
it buried in his litter box.Some missionaries knocked on my door.
Now I know how the fish feels.
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Bartholomew Barker works with Living Poetry. He has published a full-length collection, a chapbook and been nominated for a Pushcart and the Best of the Net. His work has recently appeared in Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Panoply, Tipton Poetry Journal, Gyroscope Review and the Naugatuck River Review among others. www.bartbarkerpoet.com
