My Cat

Cat in the garden
sitting there unbothered,calm,
basking in the sun.

Yowling for some food
'Make the blooming cat shut up!
Feed that cat right now!'

Cat gobbles up food
gets sudden indigestion
vomits at my feet.

Follows me inside,
Gets into my bedroom (sneak!)
napping in my drawers.

Oh no! Shock! Horror!
the cat moulted on my clothes,
fuzzy black on white!

Cat luxuriates
right on top of me in bed
for ninety minutes

Fathers orders are
'throw the blooming cat outside!'
I throw out the cat.

The mortified cat
Still feeling indignity
sits down on the lawn.

Cat in the garden
sitting there unbothered, calm,
basking in the sun.