Your kitty is a house cat – not a beast
of prey. And though I’ve seen her kill a bird,
her instincts are dim echoes we’ve decreased
with centuries of breeding. It’s absurd
to think she wants a veldt or wild range,
who keeps imploring me to come inside
to eat and purr – the circumstance that’s strange
is how you foist her out to avicide.

She’d have a longer life inside your place.
She wouldn’t pick up bullets or disease.
You own the food, the carpeting, the space,
and you can deal with kitty litter. Please
assume responsibility, and quit
corrupting my new garden with her shit.