Impoverished existence
Empty, hollow
I can hardly breathe
Barely swallow
Ziva?
Yes mom?
I hope you’re not writing about yourself.
Ummm…maybe…
Really?
Starvation chases
Empty, hollow
I can barely think
Death follows
Ziva!
Yes mom?
Have you called the ASPCA?
Ummm…maybe…
Really?
Sleep eludes
Empty, hollow…
Ziva!
What?
Sleep is your middle name.
It doesn’t feel like it.
Really?
Sleep eludes
Empty, hollow
I can scarcely rest
Self-pity wallows
Ziva?
Yes mom?
Any words left that rhyme with hollow?
Not sure, but I could make one up.
Really?
This, a cat’s life
Empty, hollow
Why I stay here
I’ll never truly know…
Ziva!
You’re easily led.
What?
Just messing with you. I’m very happy here.
That’s good to know. Love you, Miss Downtrodden.
Love you too, mom. #purrsandsnores
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That’s very good! Great poem, great use of the prompt and Ziva seems to know how to pull your chain. I’m sure she’s pretty happy there, starving alongside her brother.
Have s great weekend, but don’t forget to feed them 😏
Thanks Dan! Ziva is content to sleep her life away on the human’s bed as long as I throw some kibble her way and tell her she’s a pretty girl. The loud purrs tell me so.
You have a great weekend as well, Dan.
I’m sure you remember Data instructing Worf how to care for Spot. “…tell her she’s a pretty cat…”
Absolutely, I do. The Data/Worf/Spot interaction is hilarious.
… and this is why I would never let Theo guest write 😉
Oh, I think you could let him write just one post – a good story about living at the gates of hell. :-p
I suspect his would be filled with birds, birds, other cats, birds, raccoons, birds, why is it raining again?, birds …
LOL! Does Theo want to eat…umm, I mean LOVE birds?
Not normally, no. On the very rare occasion he actually catches one, he ‘plays’ with it … until it doesn’t ‘play’ anymore, and then he just abandons it 😕
Sometimes I swear they deliberately tease him by swooping low over the backyard. Theo will get really agitated and ‘bark’ at them. It makes me laugh every time he starts ‘barking’.
Barking? More like a dog than a cat!
Yes, we call him our dog-cat 🙂
Funny. We do the same for Gibbs. I really think they are kindred spirits.
Maybe it’s a male cat thing.
Parker is most impressed…with Ziva’s talents, of course…
Ziva sends her purrs and thanks to Parker.
Aw, she’s such a pretty kitty and looks very content! Love this post (well, I love all of your posts) but kitty ones are so fun! Hope you have a great weekend!
Thanks Shelley. Ziva has beautiful coloring to compliment with her nice attempt at poetry.
Poor kitty…
I know, so very sad…
Love the interruptions and restarts. Excellent, Mary.
Thanks John. I appreciate your positive feedback!
😀
I very much enjoy these conversations with your animal companions, especially since you know them so well. I should write one about my coon hound who always thinks she’s starving to death and must have some of everything I eat. I am well-trained.
Oh gosh, yes, please do write that post. It would be an homage to all of the furry critters we starve to death every day… :-p 😀
Thanks for the encouragement 🙂
Oh I love this one! No doubt how Catticus would craft verse as well!
I absolutely loved the line where you comment on how sleep is her middle name! So cute! 😛
Her royal title is Queen Ziva I, from the House of Snoozealot. She wears her crown and the mattress well.
Laughing like a drain . . . for I know that this conversation really did happen.
Aw, love you Mary. Thank for the great post and the smiles.~ Cobs. xxx
You’re welcome Cobs! More cat conversations to come…because they are such characters and poor poor kitties.
… and of course, we know that they’re not adored and worshipped nearly enough. (according to them). lol. xxx
True!