Fred Aiken Writing

Tag: cat food

June 9, 2024

cat food options

there are too many options
of cat food, especially since my cat can’t tell me
what sort of food and flavors she likes,
until i’ve already bought a bag of it 
at a price that seems like highway robbery,
only for my cat to sniff at it curiously,
paw at it like she’s burying it under the hardwood floor,
and then scampers off to go take a nap
on my wife’s computer desk,
where she eagerly waits for my wife
to give her treats because we don’t want our cat to starve,
but i’m afraid that i don’t know the likes and dislikes of my cat,
i think she might secretly resent the fact
that i do a horrible job at shopping for her,
and i think my wife secretly thinks the same thing too
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February 12, 2024

regurgitated responsibilities

my cat threw up this morning,
but i didn’t notice it until i stepped into the small pile of regurgitated cat food
staining the carpet and reminding my wife,
yet again,
how we should replace all the carpet in our house with hardwood floors,
but she doesn’t seem to quite understand what a poet’s salary looks like

November 2, 2023

slow down; too fast

my cat threw up because she got too excited about her new food and ate too fast,
but i forgot to throw on some socks, so i accidentally stepped in her vomit
before realizing that she got sick in a small puddle in the kitchen.

it rained last night, might still be raining, i don’t know, i can’t find my raincoat,
and even if i could, i don’t think i’d wear it because i don’t like the feel of the material,
but whenever it rains, at least one or two frogs find their way to the back patio door,
and my cat has a field day staring at them, studying their movement and behavior,
almost like a furry herpetologist that will convey her theories
for a few chin scratches and rock-lobster-flavored treats,
though hopefully she won’t eat them too fast