A Too Comfortable Cat Poem by Edward Iacona

A TOO COMFORTABLE CAT
Edward Iacona


I see and hear that you’re complaining
So it must be your dinner hour.
How nice it is for me to see that
You can move under your own power.

You lay about the house all day
And for this I should lament
That even for a typical cat,
Your got up and go, just went.

In your peaceful meditative state
Is there not one thought to inflame?
That can aspire the most sedentary of cats
To those fifteen minutes of fame.

I know of your special talent
And, for it I have mentally winked
As you sometimes roam the neighborhood to
Make sure your species does not become extinct.

Perhaps you can brag of your prowess
And write it above you on a wall.
Unlike Charlotte you can’t spin a web
But, maybe you can use a hairball.

There you sit with your paws tucked in
And that requires no effort at all.
But I have seen some cats in posters
That can stand humanlike straight and tall.

Could you go harass a great big dog
Or throw something off a shelf or table?
There’s more to life than lying in the sun
Although for that you are always able.

There’s a cat that’s very popular
Because he looks like he is grumpy.
Can you emote an air of debonair,
Nervous or just a little jumpy?

Yes, all of these ideas I’ve mentioned
Have been done by other cats before
But for the many fans of felines
They never seem to boor.

Maybe you could jump high in the air
And come down spinning around in a spiral
To join the honored ranks my friend
Of another kitty that has gone viral!