We do not publish pornography,
society gossip, or poems about cats,
I read. “Oh, well,” I sighed
at my spread-eagled harlot
as she chatted on the phone
with her senator brother.
“I guess they’re not for me.”
Snickers purred in agreement.
– Daniel M. Shapiro
Daniel M. Shapiro is a schoolteacher in Pittsburgh. He is the author of the chapbook “Trading Fours” (Pudding House Press, forthcoming) and co-author of “Interruptions” (Pecan Grove Press, 2011), a collection of collaborations with Jessy Randall. Some of his recent work has appeared or is forthcoming in Lily, SOFTBLOW, and Borderline.
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