Once a
kitten
Never to be
a cat
Forever dangling
somewhere in the middle
Yowling from
the tops of towering evergreens
She knows
the way up, but not the way down
Wailing and
waiting for today’s hero to carry her to safety
So she can
do it again
Runt-size
No room for
fear in her tiny head
But plenty
of affection for growling dogs, roaring vacuum cleaners,
And tall
trees
Scraps of
paper…
A leaf torn from
a houseplant…
Neon bouncy
super-balls…
These are
her mice
Un-retractable?
Un-tractable?
However you
say it, her paws don't work
She sticks
to carpet
Like velcro
Her head
bobbles in wonder
Bewildered
eyes blinking
As her
brother disappears through the cat-door
So
mysteriously
But our
ankles are polished and shiny
And our laps
are warmed
By the
Catling
And if you have a minute, below is a video clip of Lyra the Catling getting her tail cleaned.
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