They Call It Euthanasia
We took a feral cat
we'd been feeding to the vet
when it stopped eating.
It was lying on the deck
too weak to object.
The vet said tests
would cost $400
to figure out the problem.
Or we could euthanize the cat.
That would cost less.
It was up to us, he said.
I asked him if old and sick
cats and dogs were still
euthanized with gas
and he said no.
It’s by injection now.
They don’t feel a thing.
Perhaps that will help
if the Court decides
some day to cull
the herd of old folks.
Donal Mahoney
Political Debates
Over the years
I have found the best way
to watch political debates
on the telly is with
my back to the set
bent over at the waist.
Thanks to new laws
enacted recently
In Ireland and America
one can get married now,
if one has a mind to,
without standing up.
Donal Mahoney
Emily went to the library
to sign up for a library card
so she could take out books
and use the free computers
but the clerk ask for identification
and Emily didn’t have any
so the clerk suggested she
sign up to vote instead.
Donal Mahoney
