Ode to Chicken

Please stop following me, soft friend.

I have places to be, people to see,

My nose is red from the cold, for goodness sake.

I really have to pee!

Yes, I want company and love and attention, too.

Don’t we all?

What’s that you say?

You’ll give me all that and more in return for a few pets?

Okay, I guess a minute won’t hurt.

Where did all that time go?

Is is lost in your fur coat or on the tips of your whiskers?

Well, Chicken Cat, you win this time.

But this is a game I never want to lose, I will always devote my time to petting you.