It’s Halloween
I shake and tremble
the cat comes out
it is a gamble
Will I return
to be myself
or always stay
to dig and delve
in yard and park
howl at the moon
exhaust my lungs
the morn’ comes soon
What will it bring
the fairer me
or black and furred
for all to see
that I’m a cat
roaming about?
The night is gone
the cat’s still out!
I have to prowl
until I find
a loving friend
who does not mind
my feline soul
and furry look
Bewitched am I
One night it took
I’m caught in here
my heart it breaks
a loving hand
is all it takes
Please rub my nose
or scratch my neck
tell me you care
and stroke my back
Oh thank you friend
you patted me
released my soul
and set me free
Next Halloween
I know for sure
I won’t go out
resist the lure
Inside I’ll stay
for now I know
it was the moon
who made me so
Yes I was born
October’s end
bewitching me
it put a brand
upon my mind
and on my skin
I’ll always have
the cat within
So if there is
a lesson here
Don’t have a child
when fall comes near
~ Jenny VandeWorp
