Really had fun reading this! Love the ending.
The Return of the Modern Philosopher
In my closet
Refuses
To come out
And explore
The rest
Of my house.
He insists
That his mission
Is to explore
Strange, new worlds
And nothing
He has seen
On Earth
So far
Intrigues him
As much as
My closet.
I didn’t realize
My clothes
Were that
Exciting,
But hey…
I’m no Alien.
I’m really
Not sure
What he does
For food,
But I have noticed
That the closet
Is NEVER
Dusty anymore.
The Alien
In my closet
Seems scared
Of my cats.
Whenever
The kitties
Saunter
Into my room,
The Alien
In my closet
Lets out something
Akin to
A whimper
And vanishes
Into the darkest corner
Of the closet.
The cats
Don’t seem
To care
One way
Or the other.
Then again,
Do cats care
About anything
Other than
Napping,
Eating,
And grooming?
On occasion,
I have noticed
The Alien
In my closet
Trying to
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I’m glad you liked my poem. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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It was so much fun! Made my night, after coming in from (still more) snow.
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Sorry to hear about that snow on the first day of Spring…
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Thanks. We’re getting used to it – it’s been pretty much a constant in our lives since the end of January.
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