What is it? What is that?
It seems like an oversized cat
Sniffing and lurching as a pet
And yet….
Fear arose at eyes meeting
Ears pound with heart beating
Comes the rush of approach
I lay down my body, defeating
Please! No eating!
A sniff, a purr, a tentative pat
Mutual understanding of where we’re at
A roll and a push, off excited
I too, soon alighted
Whisper at your feral fears
Into the eyes, through the tears
Roll over as if to submit
Here where the big cats sit
inspired by a dream of meeting an unknown type of big cat in a park
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