| coerced |
| My cat wants me |
| to come out and play: |
| To entice me |
| she'll give me |
| her best rub-my-chin smile |
| served up on a platter of |
| upside-down cat -- |
| "here's my paws, dad!" |
| She can't make me! |
| © Jon Bohrn (1999) |
"Almost Upside-down Cat." Photo by Tom Barrera |