Cat Haikus

[bill fish]

for you fellow cat lovers/haters


> > > Haiku Written by Cats
> > >
> > > The food in my bowl is old
> > > And more to the point
> > > Contains no tuna.
> > >
> > > So you want to play.
> > > Will I claw at dancing string?
> > > Your ankle is closer.
> > >
> > > There's no dignity
> > > In being sick - which is why
> > > I don't tell you where.
> > >
> > > Seeking solitude
> > > I am locked in the closet.
> > > For once I need you.
> > >
> > > Tiny can, dumped in
> > > Plastic bowl. Presentation,
> > > One star; service: none.
> > >
> > > Am I in your way?
> > > You seem to have it backwards:
> > > This pillow is taken.
> > >
> > > Your mouth is moving;
> > > Up and down, emitting noise.
> > > I've lost interest.
> > >
> > > My brain: walnut-sized.
> > > Yours: largest among primates.
> > > Yet, who leaves for work?
> > >
> > > Most problems can be
> > > Ignored. The more difficult
> > > Ones can be slept through.
> > >
> > > Cats can't steal the breath
> > > Of children. But if my tail's
> > > Pulled again, I'll learn.
> > >
> > > I don't mind being
> > > Teased, any more than you mind
> > > A skin graft or two.
> > >
> > >
> > > So you call this thing
> > > Your "cat carrier". I call
> > > These my "blades of death".
> > >
> > > Toy mice, dancing yarn
> > > Meowing sounds. I'm convinced:
> > > You're an idiot.
> > >
> > >