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The Cat Sitter

Hello! Pretty Puss! Come out and eat!
I know you’re here. I heard your feet

Patter the floor as I came in.
Don’t be shy! I’m a friendly sort and
I love cats. But I hadn’t planned

On dedicating my day to your whims.

You were perfectly friendly the other day
When your owner was here and we outlined the way
I was to make my visits and put out food
And water and scoop the litter
And play a bit—make a feather flitter
Or do tug with a towel—what suited your mood.

But now, you haven’t vanished under the bed.
Are you protruding from the couch instead?
No….Just one of those toys with a tail.
I listen carefully in the perfect silence.
Just me and a cat with the demon talent
To see my day’s schedule derail.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Thanks to Lydia Adamson for the suggestion of this topic.

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