Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

Ash Wednesday

I'd like to think I owned the cat,
that condescends to share my flat;
I give him of my rationed food
and cater to his every mood.

I'd like to think he'd go to seed
if I weren't there to meet his need
And yet the fact is plain to see --
that pesky, doggone cat owns me!
                                                        -- Ruth M. Outwater