He first said don’t call me kitty
Don’t call me cat
Don’t call me.

Your eyes are not enough
Not as good as mine.

I see your dance before you do
And scuttle my way
To that position of power
At a distance.

Dancing I know:
Count everything.

The picture is She Does Not Sleep, one of my earlier efforts at electronic art, put together mainly as a demonstration for students. I had fun making it and think it’s a pretty fair piece. It has nothing to do with the present context, I just wanted a little graphics on the page, which is looking mighty plain at the moment.