CAT!
go eat the food I gave you
upon which money was spent
upon which I spent money
I could have used for something
more useful than feeding a cat
(like 400 guitar picks or a solid gold hat)
CAT!
why won’t you eat the food I gave you?
This morning you couldn’t get enough of it
And this plate’s been filled from the SAME CAN
But you turn your lovely whiskered snout away
as swiftly as a politician turns
from last week’s firm position
to its opposite
CAT!
I understand you need to be
a CAT
and therefore always
mysterious
always
the avatar of
Contradiction
CAT!
you are making me
nuts
you are making me
question
if I can ever understand
how to make you happy
CAT!
the whole time
you’re flinging things
to the floor
and screaming
for something
that is obviously
the food you aren’t getting
(whatever that may be)
you are purring
so loudly
in what is either
delight at my attentions
or gloating at my tension
CAT!
suddenly
you’re on my shoulder
rubbing my ear
still rumbling like a
tummy
and then you’re gone
and the crazy is over
for a few minutes until
you come back in
licking your chops
from the now-empty plate
CAT!
you
damnable
adorable
CAT!
it’s clear why
you were worshipped
once upon a time
you’re as unpredictable
as any
deity
ever
Dark Matter 
April 25th, 2014 at 1:23 am
I have heard that, “Dogs have owners and cats have staff.” Perhaps you are simply being put in your place? 🙂