773 Days Until the End of the World
No sleep.
No sleep for me.
For three months now,
Because of my kitty.
He likes to cuddle with me at night, next to my head
And for some reason or another he wakes up and starts making noise two hours after i drift away
It doesn’t matter what time I fall asleep
Two hours later i wake because of it
I’ve tried moving him by my feet and closing the door to the room on him
But he manages to return to my head or meow at the door until i let him in
The thing is i was pretty sure it’s not deliberate but lately i’m much less sure
Cause he never used to do this until recently so something is askew
and he knows how upset i get when he does this
cause once i’m awake… two hours into sleep
i have a hard time falling back into it
and i’ll lay there and cry–yes cry–with frustration
and he’ll sit and observe the whole situation
He’s a smart little guy, aren’t pets ultra sensitive to our moods anyway?
My sanity is slowing running out and last night as again there i lay
from one to three
it all became very clear to me
The whole human/pet dynamic is kind of messed up
One doing all the work and the other unable alone to survive
Animals, like people, must at least partially be connected to the wild, it’s where they belong
They must be able to defend themselves, is that so wrong?
Or at least do work like horses and sheep dogs
But with ’pets’ there’s no sense in it though
It’s cute for a while when they’re new in your life
When they’re young they’re adorable so they can survive
But year five or ten or fifteen into it
Of getting up early to walk and feed
Of trips to the vet and the cost of their food
And let’s not forget the scooping of poop
And not being able to go on vacation
The train of affection is leaving this station
Because after all this, if all i ask
Is to get a good night’s rest
And this furry annoyance can’t even give me that
WTF?!? I guess pets can be punishment
Punishment
for being disconnected with our own kind that we need a defenseless creature to feel affection
Punishment
for our consumerist ways and affectations
All around us people need help to get on their feet in this world
Whom we ignore and love less than we love our dogs
What’s wrong with this picture? Can you see what I’m saying?
Am I alone in doing this complaining?
On this earth the way i see it, all beings
are meant to be raised for a time then released
That’s why with my cat as soon as I’m able
I’ll release him to another and return to sleep stable
Filed under: Reflective | 3 Comments
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Cats are evil. Before condemning all pets, maybe you should first try something useful and more loving — like a brillo pad or an old tooth brush. As for kitties, perhaps they had it right in medieval times. Oh — just think of the two of us could have gathering up kitties by the sackful and dropping them in a river. Just kidding, cat lovers…. sort of.
Gil…put the sack down…. slowly… we don’t need to drown any baby animals today or any other day. Let’s just leave them be ‘outside’ our homes. I know you only said that to help my blog post get attention, even if that attention is going to be hate mail at best, i guess ‘thank you’ for trying. sigh.
Ok. I’ll put it down. But it doesn’t have to be babies. If it makes you feel better, we can round up the elderly cats. It will be easier – they’re slower. To your second point — look at it this way – any press is good press, right?