The Spiritual Meaning of Kittenhood
She plays with plastic bags until she knocks
Them down from off the easy chairs, and spills
The contents, loudly, clattering (the box
That held the Christmas cookies) and she thrills
To see the spreading chaos. “This is what
Life’s for!” she thinks, “Well, this and lizard breath
From swallowing them, as their tails go swat,
Swat, swat, while disappearing into death.
Now that is what life’s for! Of course, the man
Who dotes on me ain’t all that bad. That’s true,
Especially when feeding me that can
Of special, extra pricey food to chew.”
..She goes to sleep among the ruins, soft
….And sweet as Jesus in the manger croft.