Narcissus

Watch my kitten
recline on the bed
grooming a paw.

A convenient pool
of sunlight
dapples her fur

she is exceptionally
satisfied. Her tongue

is massaging her coat
until it radiates a glow.

The perfect hedonist
she understands
she is immensely beautiful.

If I interrupt
she’ll unsheathe a claw
and look appalled.

Dare to disturb
her impeccable toilette

you’ll be sucking
the wheel marks
of her claws.

What I admire
is her absolutely
unshakeable
misanthropy.