Good Night Ferret, Good Night Cat

Good night,
says the ferret in the couch;

it’s been a good night
here in the seat cushions.

Good night,
says the cat in the closet;

it’s been a good night
here on the T-shirts.

Good night,
says the man on the couch in a T-shirt. 

It’s been a good night
watching you both figure out new ways

to be here, using the same things
I do in new ways, turning the house

I see as a coop
into a grand palace,

a playground full of possibilities.
I’m the worst animal here, I guess,

except I can write this
while you’re sleeping, make

a Himalaya
out of a dust bunny

while telling myself
it’s OK that my ass

hasn’t left this couch all night
because I wrote this.