His tough appearance
a masquerade.
It takes little to
scare him, for even
His own shadow makes
him afraid.
Loud noises terrify
him.
The telephone rings,
a door slams,
A horn honks,
fireworks go off,
The vacuum roars and
Shadow scrams.
When guests come to
pay a visit,
As soon as Shadow
hears the sound
Of a knock on the
door or the ring of the doorbell,
The scaredy-cat's
nowhere to be found.
Under a bed, behind
a couch,
Deep in the
closet--out of sight--
Shadow waits in the
grip of panic,
His green eyes open
wide with fright.
One would think that
by this time
Shadow's fears would
be subsiding.
However, as long as
he hears strange voices,
He remains in his
places of hiding.
As soon as guests
have left the house,
Shadow appears,
looking as though
He's saying to his
insensitive masters,
"Why do you
have to torment me so?"
Whatever is out of
the ordinary
To Shadow is an
impending threat.
Imagine the
pandemonium
Whenever he has to
see the vet.
Nobody knows why
Shadow's so fearful.
Deep in his past was
something traumatic?
His doctor can't
begin to explain
Why his behavior is
so erratic.
Who can fathom the
mind of a cat?
Something
frightening must have spooked him.
The sad effects of a
horrible nightmare?
Had someone long ago
harshly rebuked him?
Astrologers looked
at his birth chart to find
What could have
caused his alarming neurosis.
“Mercury square
Saturn,” they said,
And then they
recommended hypnosis.
A Tarot card reader
saw the Hermit
And the Eight of
Swords, both reversed,
Flanked by the Moon
and the Nine of Wands.
“My goodness!” she
cried. “The poor cat’s cursed!”
A local preacher
dropped by and said,
“I can pray this
problem away.”
He then proceeded to
speak in tongues.
It didn’t work,
needless to say.
If you have a list
of suggestions,
Do him a favor and
check your list.
If Shadow is going
to shake off his fears,
He's going to need a
therapist.
-by Bob B (2-1-20)
(photos from online sources)
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