Shhhh

Shhhhh. Be very, very quiet.

I know you’re sleeping, but

lo and behold, it’s 3 a.m. and I am an

energetic and enigmatic ball of fur and magic toe beans.

Nibbling on fingers. Swatting at feet. Jumping round and round.

Chasing anything that dares to move beneath the blankets, until you, my pet, finally break the silence,

even if it is with bellowed words not safe for my tiny kitten ears.