Are you kidding me right now?
Can you see I’m trying to sleep?
Don’t care if you heard a meow
It may have been an annoyed peep
Let’s get this straight and evenly precise
Only I can disturb the daytime snooze
Consequence comes when you roll the dice
It may involve blood and a bruise
I’ll catch you later when it’s time
To stretch, yawn and head to the dish
This nap will no longer need to rhyme
As you will feed me cold, smelly fish
Leave me alone, human mom of mine
Take the camera from the gray furry face
You can touch my paw if you feel divine
I’m not beneath granting feline grace
See you later on the comfy couch
For love time and soothing pets
Maybe then I won’t be quite the grouch
And neither of us will have any regrets
Mary J Melange 
You read his message loud and clear. You should feel honored to be able to touch the paw. Now, off you go.
Nice job, Mary. I enjoyed this and MiMi and MuMu each give it a high five. But don’t touch.
Ha! I thought about your girls, Dan, when I wrote the title line. Sometimes Gibbs does resist the touching of the paw, but it’s more a look of consternation than a swat of disgust. I’m lucky that way…
He’s a good boy ♥️
Yeah, okay, whatever you say… :-p
😊
Those ever so annoyed eyes send the message loud and clear!
I love the poetry and the sentiment. It is a message all cat parents understand all too well.
It’s funny how its okay for them to wake us up or disturb our sleep at any time, but when the kitty litter is on the other paw….well, I guess we choose that life, huh?
I am pretty sure we are here to serve them. At least that is the message I always received.
Ha! It’s his world. You just live in it! My one French Bulldog tells me the same thing. Brilliantly captured.
Thank you for your wonderful comment, Annette. Yes, our pets rule us and we gladly accept. I 😏
We exist in their world. And they know it.
Yup. They are king of the jungle and our homes.
Cats do their thing in their own time, never mind what you have on the agenda. 😉
Right, Cheryl. At this moment, he wants me to get off WordPress and pay attention to HIM.
I’m assuming you complied…🤭
Actually no…and you should have heard him complain!
😂😂
This is adorable, Mary J. And Gibbs is looking quite regal.
Crystal deigns to accept a massage of her back feet — provided she’s not fully awake. LOL. Hugs on the wing.
Thanks Teagan! I’ve found clipping claws also works better when Gibbs is not fully awake.