CAT

CAT

The only role in my life left
for anyone to play
is cat.

A whole bunch
arriving
too late by far
to be in time to
make the audition.

So
being
true to their species
came
up with
other ideas

Ubered their little
selves to my wake
took

over
the place

devoured the
whole spread
everything
on a
saucer or plate

in a bowl
or tureen

sad
that someone
had passed, but

hey, miao,
what the hell

this, most
definitely was
a gig
   not worth
missing