Feline Lament © 2013 Mollie Pearce McKibbon
Don’t you know,
We were once revered
In ancient Egypt
So I’ve heard?
No one doubted
About our worth.
We were known
For our royal birth.
We were feted, loved,
Worshiped and adored;
Fed royal tidbits,
Were never bored.
But now I sit and
Twitch my tail,
Ignoring fish in their
Glassed-in jail,
Pretending not
To Notice saucy birds
As they fly by with
Their chirping words.
I sit upon a window sill
Or prowl the house
While it is still.
Oh goodness me,
Now what was that?
A tuna can?
Well….I’m a cat!
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