The Cat That Wanted To Fly

 There once was a cat that loved to watch birds in the air,

                           He was never enticed by their flavor but more about how they flew without care,

He decided one day that he would be the first cat to fly,

Fly high above the moon, and over the sky,

But he had no wings, nor cape, nothing of this sort,

Just enough in his heart that he knew one day he would soar….

He started out simple, on the neighbor’s trampoline,

But he never got very high so he attempted to get shot out of a sling…

He made many plans for his mission to the clouds,

And wanted to hear “is it a bird, is it a plane, no, it’s a cat” that people might shout…

He stumbled into his owner’s room and saw an electrical fan next to his bed,

And thought that he could be the first cat helicopter if he held it over his head,

He brought it outside, turned it on and took off like a rocket,

But the electrical cord was far too short and the plug ripped out of its socket…

Depressed and discouraged he thought he’d never see Venus or Mars,

It was then that he noticed a tree as high as the stars,

Eager and intrigued he climbed to the highest branch,

He thought to himself “if I ever want to fly, this is my chance…”

He dove off with his eyes closed and dropped like a rock,

And once his body hit the ground he said “man, what a shock”,

And though it didn’t work he still got to fly,

Cause his spirit flew up to heaven, for it was his last of nine lives…

Reviews

[imawriter]

well I have cats and was thinking.. man this cat is like a combo of my Alba and my Jack--- awww but then at the end... kitty plane crash... sniff sniff.. made me cry.
I like it though.

[FeliciaS (Poetic Prince..]

Now that was a refreshing poem. I really enjoyed it.

[Sasha]

Aww. Lol. It was sweet how optimistic and naive the cat was. I liked "helicopter cat". It wasn't the worst idea he could come up with. The bit of irony and humor at the end was a nice touch and even though it's sad he died, at least he got what he wanted... kinda. Great job, Ethan.

[la Abeja]

Hehehe X-D That has a dark little ending. When I first started reading I was thinking, "This is cute. He needs to write a children's book" so the ending shocked me to say the least. Great write thanks for sharing.

[Seashell]

Awww. This is great Ethan. Fun wit humour all rolled in to one. Made me smile...a lot !!
Thanks for sharing....well done.

Babs xx

[deeps]

I like this, I thought it was cute
wonderful flow to it.

[Steve H]

Again, an ending you dont expect, but thats why I love it :)