My Cat
She's so little.
She was the runt
of the litter.
That learned
what heartbreak
was.
She was
the last one
to be picked.
Her little ears,
are the cutest
thing I've ever
seen.
When she tries
to sneak up
on me,
you can see her little ears
perk up.
She loves popcorn.
Her little teeth go
chomp, chomp, chomp.
She chews
the fluffy
butter puffs
into tiny pieces.
I look to my side,
and oh no!
She has made a mess!
My 1988 popcorn bowl
was on the floor,
with popcorn all scattered
on the floor.
Not only was there popcorn
on the floor,
but the popcorn
was all chewed up
into a million tiny pieces.
Hope she don't get
diabetes is all
I got to say.
I am mad.
that she made
this mess.
I yank my covers back from my bed,
and there she was,
hiding under my covers
knowing that she was in trouble.
She looks at me with wide eyes:
"Please don't spank me,"
her eyes were saying.
I put my face close to her,
and before I say a word,
she puts one paw on my face
like a little monkey.
Then another.
I start talking to her
in a sweet voice.
I asked her
in a sweet sarcastic voice:
"Are you an animal?"
She looks at me and
her eyes bat and she purrs.
I hug her tightly,
and she smiles,
for me giving her
the best home
anyone could
ask for.