Drat

by Jeff Baker

Drat! Said the cat.

Jumped on this screen and now I’m flat

Against this window, not where I sat

The dog indoors is looking at

Me, undignified, splayed here, splat!

Claws on the screen, that’s where I’m at

I’ll claw that dog, the little brat!

“Hey! I’m challenging you to a combat!”

When I get down to that floor mat

Just release the claws and jump down pat

And once indoors, there’ll be no chat

What? Wrong house?

Oh, hell!

I’ll scat!

—end—

AUTHOR’S NOTE: A poem not a short story, but it does tell a story! Meow. —-jeff