Black cats like mice!
Mice like to write letters to cats.
Oh holy catastrophe black cat!
MEOW, meow, MEOW!
My, you sure are a fine specimen of a cat!
How dastardly, maniacally, absolute in magnificence and beauty you are
Your evil, diabolical stare turns my blood to dark burning embers of coal
So captivated by you am I,
I stand petrified, like that rock, unable to scurry away to dark places to hide
Your impressive whiskers seem like sharp swords waiting, threatening
Biding it's time for descending upon my tiny person in silent pleasure
They are cute, those kingly whiskers, though without them you would be
Helpless, inadequate in your ever masterful important cat-ly functions
You see, I know that at the end of those whiskers are organs that work as
Sensors, sending tactile signals to your brain, thus enabling your nervous
System to properly function. They are your Proprioceptor, helping you to
orientate and control every part of your body in space, and even help you
To measure distance between a cat and an object, ME, for example
Your whiskers are highly sensitive and feel every small change in the
Environment, you can even feel the slightest vibration in the air
By the way, I know that those organs, your whiskers, allows you to
'Touch'objects around you, and identify their shape and quality
I cannot help but wonder what my quality feels like to you
You love to dine on me, so I imagine that you quite appreciate
All my fine qualities, shape and rather exquisitely delicious taste
Is it true that when you purr, it lowers the blood pressure, cause truly
My blood pressure is sorely in need of lowering right now
So purr, you lovely feline, purr so I can gain the strength to run away
They say you make excellent pets and are independent, easy to care for
They say that male cats are more affectionate than their female kinds
Which are you, oh your mighty fabulousness, sitting there with those eyes
Bewitching, witchlike, slitted dragon-like, mesmerizing and hypnotic eyes
I finish my letter, place it in an envelope, while calculating the distance
Between the rather handsome feline and myself, four feet from cat
Two feet from hole, so fifty-fifty chance of life or death for me
Fifty-fifty chance of dinner for my impossibly gorgeous nemesis
Cat leaps, I throw his letter at him and dash towards my sanctuary
My haven of life, fleeing from certain death from the feline jaws
Cat lunges, with just a tiny moment to spare, I am in the sanctuary
Ha cat! Not today.
Read your letter, have a nice day!
Signed,
Mouse.
I live to fight another day.
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Comments (2)
Too funny! I particularly found amusing “cat-ly functions” as a turn of phrase. Also, I’m sorry but I didn’t read your subtitle at the beginning, so I initially thought the cat was trying to eat YOU! Which gave it a whole other meaning. Regardless, I love your perspective of the mouse! 🐁
This was a great piece, I was guessing the whole poem what type of being the narrator was. At first I thought human and then maybe a mouse? I also love your talent for sprinkling in lesser known facts through the story in a way that’s informative but not info dumping! So amazing! I love the ending, a mouse leaving a letter they wrote to the cat! So smart and well thought out! Amazing work, Novel!! 💜