Cats Poem by Carolyn Brunelle

A cat can be so delightful
even when they’re being spiteful,
over some grievance that has
displeased them;
while you’re simply
trying to appease them.
Stubborn and willful
they ignore your pleas;
leave you begging
and dropped to your knees.
Convinced you have lost
their affections for sure,
suddenly they
reappear at the door.
Gleefully you respond to
their obvious invitation;
then they act indifferent
to the whole situation.
Left in a state of puzzlement
they again return
in playful wonderment;
and seem to ask
“Why won’t you play,
Why do you keep walking away? ”