A Cat Named Poe

Here's a link to my you tube page, where I read this poem and others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SGp5pzdoGY

My autocrat of a
cat
sat on the pedestal
and watched me type.
His eyes, slits, like
slivers of emeralds.

He took a paw,
licked it, and
washed his despot face.
He owned me.
I did whatever he
wanted.
He sauntered off,
then turned and
watched , as I
took liberty with
truth, for the
sake of
imagination and creation.

I dreamed last
night that he could
talk.
He just said two words.
"Beautiful lies."

Author's Note

Link to my you tube channel where I read poetry from my book, Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SGp5pzdoGY

Reviews

[Ken Simm.]

Yep thats cats for you. And I like the name so much I am ashamed I hadn't thought of it first. And the write. I especially like the ending.

[Thomas W Case]

thank you so much, Ken.

[Writergurl]

This is so wonderful. I really enjoyed the ending of this.
Nicely written

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you. Much appreciated.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

This is my favorite poem I have read of yours.
"Beautiful Lies"
I like the twist at the end...at least to me it was...he did not reprimand you...but complimented.
and I really like "Washed his despot face"---again, so clever.

[Thomas W Case]

very kind of you. I appreciate it.

[Soren]

A cat with a sense of integrity and a man with a sense of humor.

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you very much.

[Neville]

When chosen well and delivered at precisely the correct time, a cat really only needs a couple of words to get his message across .. Neville

[Thomas W Case]

very true. I appreciate it. He only talks when he feels like it.