i wish i were

i wish i were a cat sometimes

slipping in and out of and

through the world unseen;

lying in the grass and

watching the sun hanging

like a god in my blue skies.

i think i'd be better as a cat

than a girl,

i could smile my kittycat smile and

blink my big dark eyes for someone

who knows just where to pet me

and kisses me on that soft place between

my ears,

and wave my eloquent tail at them,

and walk away without a word.