Cats


I.
When you jump
to the top of
my bookcase, you pretend that
it�s a tree.
When you fight with a feather on a string
you pretend that it�s a bird.
In your mind, you are still living in the forests of central Europe.
You really are not a domestic animal at all.

II.
I thought that
I saw a cat
following me as I walked
in my yard.
I turned around, but the cat was not there.
As I continued walking,
I thought I saw the cat again, but this time it was in front of me.
I think that my yard is haunted by the ghosts of dead cats.

III.
The others
must fight and scrape
their way through a short hard life,
but not you.
I give you gifts of a warm bed at night,
and food, and companionship.
In return I only ask that you make one concession to my will�
you must allow your sexual organs to be removed.



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