The Cat I Don't Have

The cat I don't have

peers from her ledge

suspiciously

—DO I HAVE YOUR FULL ATTENTION?

Quite honestly

she does not.

My phone is down the side of the settee

and half my arm is down there trying to pull it free.

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The cat I don't have

narrows her eyes

—YOU REALISE YOU'RE IN MY THRALL?

No. Not at all.

I silently

object to her absurd telepathy

and wander off to fix myself a mug of tea

and a treat for the cat.

The phone

is flat.

_________

An ozone whiff.

The cat I don't have

sniffs the whistling charger,

telepathically tuts,

inspects my treat, rejects it,

eats it anyway and struts elsewhere.

I'm left bereft

—Just me, my wistful mug of tea

and whistly, slightly acrid air.

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Text copyright © Christopher Graeme Winchester 2021

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