Rough Draft of a poem

[lady_zana]

Here is a poem I wrote today. It's only the rough draft but I hope you like it. It's about the crazy things we do for kitties and how we love them anyway.


Cat Motor Purr Music

For some reason
you seem to think
that 3 AM is a reasonable
time to jump on my chest
and make happy feet on me
(Claws extended)
And what gives you the idea
that I need you to clean
my forehead
with your sandpaper tongue?
(Don't you think it would be more helpful
if you cleaned more than just one spot?)
Okay, I understand
you don't want your bowl to go empty
but could you please at least make a show
of eating more than two bites
when I refill your dish
at midnight?
But, god, I love you
With all your hairball
litterwasting ways
and I'll sleep now
that you're bathed, fed
(Wait - are you bathing again?)
Listening to the roar
of your cat motor purr music.

--Zana Durbin
"Cat Motor Purr Music"
March 31, 2005

[elminster20]

very nice poem, and very true as well!!!! thanks for posting it!

[catmandu]

why do you ignore the food
that you loved just yesterday
why do you have to cover the floor with litter
and the poop,is exposed,by the way
and why,can you pass by each other
countless times,without reaction
then make The Found Cat Hotel
look like a Nuclear reaction.
I liked your poem,better actually
The Found Cats,think,that this should be covered,in Pee!

[lady_zana]

Thank you! I'm glad you both enjoyed it. I'm not used to writing poetry about my kitties - normally I write about sensitive issues and political things. But I couldn't help be feel inspired yesterday by three furry muses!