All Nonfiction
- Bullying
- Books
- Academic
- Author Interviews
- Celebrity interviews
- College Articles
- College Essays
- Educator of the Year
- Heroes
- Interviews
- Memoir
- Personal Experience
- Sports
- Travel & Culture
All Opinions
- Bullying
- Current Events / Politics
- Discrimination
- Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
- Entertainment / Celebrities
- Environment
- Love / Relationships
- Movies / Music / TV
- Pop Culture / Trends
- School / College
- Social Issues / Civics
- Spirituality / Religion
- Sports / Hobbies
All Hot Topics
- Bullying
- Community Service
- Environment
- Health
- Letters to the Editor
- Pride & Prejudice
- What Matters
- Back
Summer Guide
- Program Links
- Program Reviews
- Back
College Guide
- College Links
- College Reviews
- College Essays
- College Articles
- Back
Omar, Are You Sleeping? MAG
January 9, 2012
The morning I turned seven
my mother woke me earlier than usual
and led me, crusty-eyed, to the living room
where in a box lay a new Siamese.
And since that day I haven’t
ever slept alone; beside me he lies all curled up,
head tucked against his belly
like any other cat would
except that his eyes are always half open
the whites gleaming like pearl buttons through the slits.
And for that my father calls him Liberace
after the piano great who had one too many facelifts.
Similar Articles
Previous Next
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 0 comments.
