Pet Under My Skin Poem by john tiong chunghoo

close your eyes
let your body
take over

take your pulse
and you soon realise
you are owner of a pet - right
under your skin

rub it gently the way
you shower pet cat
with affection
and it starts
to soothe you
with its warmth, love

achieving zero thought?
the pulse rattles a drum
to that heaven
without you having to move
even an inch

hold on to it - to feel
the power - loving that pet
under your skin
could generate