Kitty, Kitty

I am quiet,

Like a feather falling--

As you drone on and on, oblivious.

I am soft

Like a toy.

But look!

I just won't stay on my shelf;

And who knows

Where I may have crept off to?

Shhh, shhh, shhh...

You need to stop talking now--

You've been careless.

See how far the lighted windows are behind you?

A woman I may allow

To scratch under my chin--

My eyes gone thin like crescent moons;

But you,

If you don't get a clue and stop chattering,

Saying, "I think this!"

And, "What you must understand is that..."

I will get up softly.

I will approach you quietly,

And wait.

Who knows

What one so soft, so quiet, so stealthy,

Might be thinking?

Still your foolish tongue and try to imagine

What she might be kind enough to teach you

If provoked.

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