A poem that indulges in the existential realm of being human, through comparison to a cat’s role on the Earth.

Observing my cat on the windowsill basking,

While wasted time goes on under the sun.

My cat, without a care in the world, though I keep asking,

“How can you bear worries, when you always have fun?”

My cat only needs a litter box and a bed,

To be given baths and checkups,

Quality food to be daily fed,

And to be man’s best friend as other pups.

What have I, but future worries,

That haunt me daily and in sleep,

Since such a feeling bears scary stories

Of failure and frustrations skin-deep!

            O, how many times do I think,

            Which to my cat is but a blink!

 

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  • papaleng on Jul 22, 2009

    good metaphor.

  • Mikayla on Jul 23, 2009

    If there is such a thing as reincarnation..perhaps you’ll be a cat in your next life Duromus..and the added bonus will be..that no matter how many worries you encounter..you’ll still have nine lives..hehehehe.

  • Lostash on Aug 23, 2009

    Oh to be a cat at times! But an easy life isn’t always an interesting life…..

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