four a.m. song of feeding

[spatch]

Ask anyone who knows me, I'm an easygoing cat
I'm all about the chilling out, I've got the cool down pat
Don't really ask for nothing much, life's all good on the whole
But tonight there ain't no cat food in my bowl.

I've endured a few indignities in my time upon this earth
From jokes about my fuzziness to cracks about my girth
With patience I have borne these barbs that'd try another's soul--
But I'm offended there's no cat food in my bowl.

I didn't mind the time you gave me bows to make me pretty
Or rolled me in a blanket just to play Burrito Kitty
Or wrapped me 'round your shoulders and said "Hey, check out my fur stole!"
But I mind that there's no cat food in my bowl.

Now if I had my way, of course, I'd rule with iron paw
My merest whim a grand command, my meow would be the law
But my job here's to be the cat; provider is your role
So provide me with some cat food in my bowl.

All right, you've had your slumber, and your dreams of god-knows-what
But it's time that you addressed this pressing problem that I've got
Cause I'm a screamin' hungry cuss who's 'bout to lose control
...well hey look now, there's some cat food in my bowl.

Comments

[grumqa.livejournal.com]

heh heh Burrito Kitty

[navitas2003.livejournal.com]

That is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo CUTE! :P Can I keep a copy? (with your name on it of course) Or do I have to ask your cat about that ;)

[empire74.livejournal.com]

That's awesome! In my head, I was hearing this as a wailing, southern-blues inspired sort of lament, with guitar.

[granuaile.livejournal.com]

This is a beautiful poem. *love*

[cheezdanish.livejournal.com]

Hee. You're awesome.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

YOU FORGOT TO MENTION POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP

[luckimunki.livejournal.com]

That rocked a hundred different ways.

[ratatosk.livejournal.com]

Did you have a tune in mind for this? In my mind's ear it is something like "Macavity".

[babs-the-nymph.livejournal.com]

Abbie's a poet and he didn't even know it!

Yes, you may hurt me now.

[mybadhairlife.livejournal.com]

I have to hide this lest it give the herd ideas.

[eclecticavatar.livejournal.com]

That old T.S. Eliot has nothing on your humanized rendition of Abbie's 4AM feeding song!

[semer.livejournal.com]

Ieeally, you should release this as a sung mp3.

[tyopsqueene.livejournal.com]

Or rolled me in a blanket just to play Burrito Kitty
eeeeheheheeheee!

ps: not really "aaaah!" but I don't have any other kitten related avatars.

[ladivinafemme.livejournal.com]

^7 from Pippa.

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

Cutest poem evar!

[violacat.livejournal.com]

A few years ago, I wrote a verse and chorus of a blues song for Loki.

"Woke up this mornin' at quarter to noon
Should have known better than to get up so soon
Went to the kitchen, my food was all stale
Sat behind my mama's chair, she ran over my tail

And I
I got them kitty cat blues (mowowow)
Well I got to pee in your shoes
'cause I got them kitty cat blues."

Yours is far more eloquent.