Omnipresence Of Pets Poem by Brian Purdy
Omnipresence Of Pets
Always at our feet
these pets
obtruding their glowing presence.
When we would kiss
a wet nose comes between
to draw attention. When
we would eat, brown eyes
coax tender morsels.
Yet the food of love
in the eyes of pets
is constantly available
& the paw that bats through a table-cloth
the heedless claw that wounds by mistake
leave across our human lives
love scars pure and vivid as our kisses.
And on the chair next to you at the table, behind the bathroom door where the hot pipes are close to the floorboards, under the see-saw in the garden waiting for birds.....Yep. I have cats too. Close the door and they will come..
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4/25/2024 9:46:15 AM # 1.0.0.1119
brian, i only had to look up one word! ob·trude ?b'tro?od/ verb verb: obtrude; 3rd person present: obtrudes; past tense: obtruded; past participle: obtruded; gerund or present participle: obtruding 1. become noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way. a sound from the reception hall obtruded into his thoughts impose or force (something) on someone in an intrusive way. I felt unable to obtrude my private sorrow upon anyone i guess you DIDN'T mean unwelcome, or not exactly unwelcome. i'm not a pet person, but someday i may have to become one when i run out of women willing to marry me. nothing meant by that! thanks for sharing this thoughtful and, i guess, cute poem. the last line is especially nice. bri :)