A Cat's Domain

dark allure brash charm her movements an acrobatic show mannered rhythm like her arched back of individualism my black cat stealing affection or holding me at bay complicated, contradictory creature with hinges of ease by the window, she stares at crows cawing a chatter of secrets quietly rehearsing a staged assault like the release of dreaming feathered intrusions from an other worldly out of doors twitching whiskers to alarm her presence cheekily visible fur soft, a sheen that elevates her like the gentle soothing scrub of "purrs" added to my comfort a shared commitment our glue Poem written March 31/2022 Revised January 5, 2023