HUMAN DOMESTICUS


she pours herself
into his lap
curls...curls again

she tries to teach
him how to speak Cat
something he is not good at

she although she
understands can not as yet
speak Human

she can get the gist
of what is said
especially if its her name

he takes lessons
in purring which is enough
to make her laugh

"No..no...no!" she hisses
"You are not getting
the correct tone!"

she wonders why
she bothers
he'll never learn

he strokes her
between her ears
"Mmm!" she mms

"Oh yeah...oh yeah
now
yer talking!"