New Kittens Poem by William L Roberts

We've two new kittens at our house,
Eight months, calico and cute.
The dog'd sure like to give them the boot.
Though to scale, she's a dinosaur,
When they arch their backs and hiss
Up the stairs she scoots
And hides unhappy under my bed...
No doubt now her home's become a hellish cat haven
She'll use the internet to seek adoption.

I wonder if coming upon a passing Tyrannosaur,
Would I have the nerve to arch my back and hiss?
Perhaps I'll try it the next occasion
My daughter's boyfriend comes about,
He's her first, the awkward teenage lout.
No.
Like always, I'll join my dog under the bed,
Unhappy that change has reared its ugly head.