A Cat Will Eat Your Face. by Jon Bennett

When he moved in

it came with an 18 yr old

tuna fish addict

named Max,

a cat that had endeared himself

to 3 other households

and could still catch a mouse

if the need arose

to impress the suckers.

The Herbert Huncke of cats

he had no affinity

for other felines.

“Once the balls go,”

he meowed

between mouthfuls,

“there’s no percentage

in pussy.”

Jon Bennett writes and plays music in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.  You can find more of his work on Pandora and Spotify or by connecting with him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jon.bennett.967.