dead cats

"dead cats"
by paolo macariola

there are dead cats
that hide within the
urban jungles of manila,
some peep from the tires of unsuspecting jeep
while some swm amongst the dead fishes
in manila bay.
then there are the more fortunate dead cats,
i heard that there's a dead cat just under rizal's foot
at luneta, and another one hiding somewhere
between the stitches of the presidential couch.
of course no one knew their names
or where they came from,
no one knows what made them dead cats,
or why their owners left them in the first place
i never even knew how i became a dead cat myself
or where my owner is in the first place
how about you?
are you a dead cat yourself?
or are you one of the past owners
who never even remember owning and losing a dead cat?