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.