Why Does The Cat Plonk Her A**e On My Mouse?

Cherry

By airyfairy

Fri, 25 Aug 2017
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Why Does The Cat Plonk Her Arse On My Mouse?

 

 

Why does the cat plonk her arse on my mouse

Just when I’m needing to scroll?

Why does the phone ring when I’m in the bath

And despite answerphones

And the certainty that

It is nothing at all

I just have to get out

And check no-one’s died

Just in case.

 

Why does the burglar alarm from next door

Go off as I’m falling asleep?

Why does the freezer break down on the day

I come back from the shops

With an Arctic of food

That would last us all year

If we ate nothing else

But I like to have in

Just in case.

 

Why do I choose to give someone my heart

Just as they’re taking theirs back?

Why do I give them the key I’ve had made

When they’ve just cleared their throat

For ‘It’s not you, it’s me’

And I’m left like a prat

With a key I don’t need

That I’ll lodge with next door

Just in case.

 

Why do the lessons never get learned

No matter how old I get?

Why is the cat even let in the room

And the phone left on ‘loud’

And the freezer not checked

And a key to the heart

Kept all ready to hand

In a usable state

Just in case.

 

 

 

Picture:  http://tinyurl.com/y7h5a2mg

 

 

Certificate PG
Poem
Poems
Humour

Comments

Submitted by celticman on

in answer to existential questions that most poetry asks us the answer is always the key is next door. 

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

Unless it's 'the cheque's in the post'.  I've found that sometimes works.

Submitted by hedgehog1 on

I hope we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse. (Walt Disney) 

Edward (hedgehog1)

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

As the late great Douglas Adams pointed out, mice actually control the world.  I often think this one controls mine!

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Some weighty philosophical questions posed here airy, the answer to many of which could be better expressed in a very french kind of shrug. 

Is it arctic (entire contents of cold area) or artic(ulated truck)? I am never sure of the answer to that either!

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

I was thinking Arctic, in a poetic moment.  They don't come very often.  I shall work on the French shrug, though I'm not sure my Anglo Saxon shoulders have quite the right je ne sais quois.

Submitted by StillFoundation on

This is really good, and I think it has good tension and release, both structure/timeing wise, but also the subject matter.  I could totally relate to the humor of getting out of the bath just to make sure someone didn't die.  Also I appreciate the above comment mentioning Douglas Adams!  ;)    

Sequoia Fahey

Submitted by airyfairy on

Thank you for dropping by!  I find Douglas Adams has the answer to most things (well, obviously), as long as you don't forget your towel...

Submitted by Geoff Smith on

Hi. I really like the stanza structure. The longer lines breaking past inertia, then tumbling to the end.

I like how the prosaic imagery hints at deeper universal meaning.

If I were going to edit this I might think about ditching, working the third stanza. I felt this was a bit too direct and high stakes in comparisong to the other stanzas and I felt that it might work better at the end or perhaps not being there at all.

Did love it though - far better than I could do!

Thanks for reading. I am grateful for your time.

Submitted by airyfairy on

Thank you Geoff!  Very much a work in progress I think - it came all of a rush when above mentioned cat did in fact do above mentioned thing, and then it just sort of grew.  I agree with you, it is a bit uneven in tone.  I'm quite pleased with the structure though and think it may be worth working on.

Thanks again for reading and commenting.

Submitted by Avery Ashlyn on

The parallelism between each stanza gives the poem a good rythm and makes it an easy, enjoyable read! The subject is relatable and mostly humourous, apart from the third stanza, which adds an emotional-sad twist to the tone of the poem.

The only criticism I can give - and this is more opinion based, so don't take it to heart - is that maybe the key/heart concept is a bit cliche. But, that's all I could say on it.

Good work, Airy Fairy! Really enjoyed this.

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

Hi - thanks for dropping by and commenting.  I agree with you about the key/heart thing - actually I'm not quite sure where that stanza came from, as the poem started out as a frustrated rant against my cat!  It's strange what comes out when you least expect it.  

Really appreciate you taking the time to read and comment.

Submitted by PoetonaHill on

Great poem. Loved it. Sore topic with me, this. I've learned never to sit on the lavatory without a phone in my hand. Cheers.

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

Thank you!  Glad you liked it.  It's the Sod's Law, toast-lands-butter-side-down syndrome.  Not, of course, that I would ever dream of rescuing toast from the floor and eating it, no matter what side it landedblush

Submitted by Avery Ashlyn on