The plant has grown
and a full grown feline has emerged.
Sitting so pretty
with eyes as big as the moon.
Treats are demanded
as she licks her paws clean.
Then you notice
the shriveled plant underneath.
Maybe this is why
that plant isn’t doing so well.
If some kitty keeps sitting on it
no wonder its crushed!
The scents are different.
New and exciting.
Walking around provides clues
as the Thunderstorm
announces it imminent arrival.
Then he spots him.
His nemesis sitting there
on the back porch.
Beside the gray male is the new cat.
Pure white and female.
His nemesis has a new girlfriend.
Out numbered now
my cat knows a
retreat is in order.
The quick repetition and
rat a tat tat
is loud and breaks the night air.
There is no lingering smoke from rocket launched
so a call to the authorities it is.
I never liked that game.
I would always be pushed off.
Other kids can be mean.
Though watching the pigeons
I smile at their version as they gather round the feeding station.
One puffs up his feathers
Warning and shooing a few away
As others sneak up behind him.
Eventually the ravens come
And the previous owner of the rock has flown away.
Upon opening eyes the world is grey.
Looking up at the sky sees clouds.
Though in the clearer section of the skies
Sunshine peeks through timidly.
Will it rain all day,
intermittently
or will the clouds be chased away
and the full strength of the sun
be allowed to come blazing down?
I reap the benefits
even though I did nothing wrong.
Those previous made the mistakes
and I enjoy the rewards.
All too soon though
what happened in the past
is revealed to all who care to see
and the simple pleasure I received
no longer gives me joy.
Rewards are there to be just that –
rewards!
We strive and slog through the hard
and unpleasant things
in order to get to the good stuff.
It is the carrot on a stick
that someday we will get
unlike the unlucky donkey.
Now if only I could convince my cat
that she has to wait for her playtime.
The tiredness undermines my determination
yet when another surprise comes
I lash out angrily.
How can I stop being so irritated?
Other than getting more sleep,
of course.
Nothing goes right.
Luck has run out.
Exhausted and alone.
Feeling empty as air.
Remember air is not empty.
It is filled with different molecules
and so are you.
Take that break, rest and relax.
Then tackle the problems once again.
You can do this.
We all know you can.
Because guess what?
The world is not against you.
The problem ahead of you is!
Do not look right!
Should not be acting like that.
What’s that smell?
Ok,
where’s the nearest bathroom!
I might be awhile…
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