Aunt History and Her Cat

It’s not likely
Aunt History will get her say—
Her bumbling husband
Owns the manor
Just like pere Karamazov
And just like Karamazov
He’s never at home
Which gives her time to think
Lenin’s wife Nadezhda Krupskaya
Was poisoned by Stalin
“Never eat the cake” she whispers
To her cat
In general
Women allied to history
Watch cats
As they wash their paws

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