Alley Cats

Amorous moonlight arouses

The old symphony of catcalls,

And summons the faithless,

Aligned along furtive back walls.

Without allegiance,

Instinctively spraying charmed house.

Marking vain territory
In a stale game of cat and mouse.
Fence sitting wanderers
Performing their slinky sashay,
Yowling to stray,
Forever cheap,

And woefully cliché.

Hungry anticipation,
Rough tongue on lips smack,
Never, ever expecting

To give anything back.

Self centered and serving,

Entitled to a fault,

Forget about foreplay,

The senses assault.

Emotionally lazy,

E’er beguiling tender prey,

Purring “It’s all about me”,

“Get your needs out of my way”.

Leonine traveler

Dreams to be king,

Regally demands

In one pompous ring,
“Hurry, stop dawdling,

Aye, drop everything”.

Sheared mane uncovers
Patent patch and sugar drug,
Lays bare the bald wolf crowned
In a crooked sheep’s rug.
Always spying on time,

Busy scurrying like a rat,

Papa is a rolling stone,

And a LAB Rat Alley Cat.

Not a priority,

But convenient after thought.

Beckons at midnight

For an honored one sided talk.

Privileged and blessed,

Nay, holier than thou,

“MAU Me Me MAU”,

Drawls the elitist meow.

Inhaling obsidian air

As cigar fumes float on the waft,

Far too important

To call a common cat back.

Ambiguous, yet

So biased bent,

Overflowing with bitterness,

Even divine discontent.

No one dares ask

Zeitgeist Alley Cat,

Wherever on earth

Might it be at.

Free ranging crude conduct,

Lacking genuine pedigree.

No rewards for bad behavior,

Considering nothing good is free.

Careless roamers still preen on,

Playing every side of the fence.

Duplicitous feline, Mysterious con,

Assuming no consequence.

Gavel drops with heart’s decree,

Suspicious egos birl and balk.

Alley Cats judged clearly unworthy,

Now it’s time to take a walk.

© by DK King