Cat Poem – taken from www.adoptacatfoundation.org
The food in my bowl
Is old and more to the point
Contains no tuna.
So you want to play.
Will I claw at dancing string?
Your ankle’s closer.
There’s no dignity
In being sick: which is why
I don’t tell you where.
Seeking solitude
I am locked in the closet.
For once I need you.
Tiny can dumped in Plastic bowl
Presentation: One star
Service: none.
Am I in your way?
You seem to have it backwards:
This pillows taken.
Your mouth is moving;
Up and down, emitting noise.
I’ve lost interest.
The dog wags his tail,
Seeking approval. See mine?
Different message.
My brain: walnut-sized.
Yours: largest amongst primates
Yet, who leaves for work?
Most problems can be
Ignored. The more difficult
Ones can be slept through.
My affection is conditional.
Don’t stand up,
It’s your lap I love.
Cats can't steal the breath
Of children. But if my tail’s
Pulled again, I’ll learn.
I don’t mind being
Teased, any more than you mind
A skin graft or two.
So you call this thing
Your cat carrier. I call
These my blades of death.
Toy mice, dancing yarn
Meowing sounds.
I’m convinced: You’re an idiot.
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