Etiqueta: cats

  • Am I a cat? [poem]

    Am I a cat? [poem]

    Am I a cat?

    I bask in the sun,
    I lay in your lap,
    I find my own way,
    I don’t like other cats.

     

    You find my white hair
    On anything black.
    I’m fastidiously clean
    And I love to nap.

     

    Am I happy to see you?
    Without a single doubt.
    It’s not like I chase you
    But I’m always around.

     

    I’m sure that you know
    What I do at night.
    I come back to you
    I’m glad it’s enough.

     

    When I climb to bed,
    I claim the warmest spot.
    Those arms on my chest
    Make me wanna purr.

     

    Except when they don’t.
    I’m up, I’m awake.
    I jump up and down.
    Get outta my way!

     

    I’d like to be more human
    In other people’s eyes.
    They see me as a mutant
    I see through all their lies.

     

    I might be a bit feline
    But I’m not your cat
    I don’t own you either
    You can hold on to that.

     

    —@minibego, Rome, Italy, november 2015

    Cat's eyes, by Martin Cooper (flickr)
    Cat’s eyes, by Martin Cooper (CC BY)