in the dark

the two-legged
don't know where they're going
in the dark
(I learned it the hard way)

I have to watch out
to make sure
not to stand
in their way

what makes it "their way"?
why should I move?

and why should they decide when to fill up my bowl?
why should I adapt to their schedule?
what makes them so special?

is it because they can stare at screens for so long?
because they make constant noises with their mouths?
because they always carry things in and out of the appartment?
because they're bigger than me?

they think they are so clever
but I remember
(I'll always remember)
all those times when they stepped on my tail
because they can't even see
in the dark

alone

was alone
last night
two-legged female was gone
two-legged male too
I curled on the bed
one eye closed
the other watching the door
nobody came