Brat Cat
by Katie Leep
Soft, quiet purr
Warm, fluffy fur
Calm, still cat
Cuddling on my lap
Stalking mean bully
Intent on killing his rival
Sweet black cat
Crouching in the corner,
Hair on end,
Grrrrr and hiss and rowrrrr,
Scared and angry, ready
To fight for his survival.
Tik Tok Cat
by James Horner
Flying paws whirr
black fur in a blur
my lap cat went to work on an uncaged rat–
The Giant Rat of Sumatra,
filmed for an eight-second stat.
When I rub her warrior belly,
she turns round in a spiral
of coiled ease– camera ready–
building her brand.
She doesn’t come to us; we go to her–
limping, her ripped ear on the mend
so wounded, so lovable
she’s gone viral.
Drake says, “I know her.”
Naming contest by Horner.
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