A poem about Cats (as requested by a cat-lover friend)

I don’t have a cat

Because I’m a dog person

And because cats make me sneeze

And they always seem bored

And don’t seem to care that humans exist

Unless you’re allergic

Like me

In which case they’ll rub their furry bodies all over you

And purr

Until they suddenly decide that you’re touching them wrong

Then they scratch and bite and shake their heads

Or simple scurry away

To chase imaginary mice

This poem doesn’t rhyme

Cats are too sophisticated for rhyming couplets