Creepy Old Cat

Me and my cat in the morning. Pic by me.

  

Morning comes creeping

on fat old cat’s feet

to roust me from bed,

let creepy cat eat.

She leaps on the bed

then springs to my chest

and digs in her claws,

thus ending my rest.

Screaming and swatting,

I curse her and plead,

“Please! I'll give you food

“when I fill my need!”

Creepy old kitty

knows I speak the truth,

We’ve played this old game

since she was a youth.

Sighing and yawning

she waits by her dish

As I start the pot

That fulfills my wish.

Preening and licking

her paws for missed bits,

Kitty now lounges

Near where my cup sits.

She knows the liquid

That sits near my hand

Keeps me and kitty

Best friends in the land!

She has her kibble

and that makes her purr

And I have my coffee

And that makes me GRRR,

RREAT!!

   

Author's Note

Just a little love in the morning.
Repeated several times a day. (sigh)

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Aw, a cat poem from you FD. They do love to spring on the bed in the morning to wake you up don’t they? Regular as clockwork. Don’t need an alarm. They don’t care who feeds them as long as they are fed. Have a great weekend. Enjoyed your stanzas.

Chris

[FlatDaddy]

Ta, Chris!

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Love this I enjoy any poems of cats and dogs but yours takes the kibble lol
Love it 😍

[FlatDaddy]

Thank you Julie. I will assume the kibble is first place, so please don't tell me if it isn't. I've already told her she won and I've been getting extra purrs.

[Gee]

Being allergic to cats, my eyes swell to Marty Feldman size when near them, I cannot see their draw:)) There seems no loyalty, their best friends being who ever at any given time is feeding them.
Saying that, enjoyed your wel!I written piece

[FlatDaddy]

Thanks, Gee, it's been a while. There's nothing wrong with cats; they're like people with no pretensions, and don't we all like best the ones who feed us? How can you not?

[Gee]

Indeed.
Don't review many on here as lots have fragile egos and ain't got a clue what has been AI generated...some pieces read to perfect!

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

[QuietOptimism]

Aw, such a cute poem! I love smaller pieces, they're really pleasant to read!

[FlatDaddy]

Then I must th

[ETERNITY]

That was so great! I could see kitty massaging your chest with her claws!
I think it's a sign of affection...or torture, lol.
That was a beautiful ode to Creepy Cat.
You mention you and Creepy Cat are best friends.
Awesome and awesome account pic.
Oh! The rhyming was really good!

[FlatDaddy]

Thanks, Eternity.

[Thomas W Case]

That old cat’s running the house like a tiny mob boss, claws first, mercy later.
But there’s love in the racket—coffee for you, kibble for her, and the morning somehow works out.

[FlatDaddy]

You got it right, T; thanks for the comment.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

My cat Hank really likes this....and cheered in Meow as she read it.

[FlatDaddy]

Well, I'm glad he liked it. My one-eyed cat, Cy (short for Cyclops -- my daughter named her) would invite Hank for a sleepover, but she's been fixed, so they wouldn't be able to do anything but fight. But I'm glad he liked it. I hope you did as well.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Hank is spayed as well. She is a she. I named her after Gwyneth Paltrow's character in Shakespeare in Love...Viola....but Hank, because Paltrow had to pretend to be Henry in order to get the part of Romeo in Shaky's play... ha ha.

Cy, short for Cyclops....that is too cool...

[FlatDaddy]

I have an alarm on my computer (one of many) for her feeding times, but she invariably she arrives a few minutes early (how??). If, like early mornings, I am sleeping, she does climb upon my chest; however, I took artistic license for the savagery of her attacks, otherwise, it wouldn't be much of a write. But she does like to nibble my arm, sometimes too hard. But that's about as violent as she gets. She was a rescue, though, and must have been treated very badly (hence, the one eye). It took two years before she would let me touch her. Now I often wake with her asleep upon me. It makes me proud, of course.