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Interspecies Negotiations
I look into his yellow slitted eye
And stroke behind his ear with fingers three.
His whiskers twitch, he lifts his chin up high
And squints his visage in regard of me.
A rumble fills his throat, but not a sigh
To show his full consent in its degree,
That beast who sates my need to pacify
By giving up some base autonomy.
He stretches back with belly arched to sky,
So warm and fluffy, posed invitingly,
But if my roving hand should dare to try
A careful stroke, it’s easy to foresee
How swiftly his content may fail, and why
The truth can bite as hard as any lie.
And stroke behind his ear with fingers three.
His whiskers twitch, he lifts his chin up high
And squints his visage in regard of me.
A rumble fills his throat, but not a sigh
To show his full consent in its degree,
That beast who sates my need to pacify
By giving up some base autonomy.
He stretches back with belly arched to sky,
So warm and fluffy, posed invitingly,
But if my roving hand should dare to try
A careful stroke, it’s easy to foresee
How swiftly his content may fail, and why
The truth can bite as hard as any lie.
Ah, a sonnet form. No problems with the rhyme or meter. I get the gist of the ending, but not exactly how it applies to the cat. I'm guessing it has something to do with how cats abruptly decide petting is over, but I'm not sure how that relates to the truth/lie topic. I guess just that the speaker finds the cat companionable, and the cat's mood can turn in a way that shows him that the truth can hurt? I'm a little fuzzy on that.
These were both really good entries. Only one can win (unless another voter goes opposite me and forces a tie, of course), but they're both very worthy entries.
These were both really good entries. Only one can win (unless another voter goes opposite me and forces a tie, of course), but they're both very worthy entries.