I DON'T MIND, MUGGINS -by guest author Michael Lee Johnson

Hello Muggins,

my babe,

I don't mind you if—

crazy Persian cat,

copper eyes, emerging

from Britain, ancient Persia, & Turkey

you are a sabotaging, spoiled little brat.

sniffing, shanghai glue,

& that old Skoal snuff box

left wide open again.

Sneezing as if,

spirits your way,

red peppers, peppers

Carolina Reaper plants

scarlet insane chilies

stuffed in your

pink nostrils.

Your life is now set on fire

overboard abandon my computer

keyboard, you leap for safety,

scammer, slide those kitty feet.

Kitty's feet slide skimmer

across newly waxed

Brazilian Cherry

hardwood floor—

you pole vault, ground floor

pussy cat style leap

into my open left side,

oversized, bib overalls pocket.

https://youtu.be/POBHw-wn8IA?si=k5O60zZ7fGViSSXj

Watch: I DON'T MIND, MUGGINS

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I Don't Mind, Muggins

By Michael Lee Johnson

Michael Lee Johnson lived ten years in Canada during the Vietnam era. Today he is a poet in the greater Chicagoland area, IL. He has 313 plus YouTube poetry videos. Michael Lee Johnson is an internationally published poet in 46 countries, a song lyricist, has several published poetry books, has been nominated for 7 Pushcart Prize awards, and 6 Best of the Net nominations. He is editor-in-chief of 3 poetry anthologies, all available on Amazon, and has several poetry books and chapbooks. He has over 653 published poems. Michael is the administrator of 6 Facebook Poetry groups. Member Illinois State Poetry Society: http://www.illinoispoets.org/.