4.30AM

on the daily
Lilly the coprophagic cat¹
scrabbles desperately at my door
demanding her birthright:
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Photo of Lilly (known as Tiger Lilly when in trouble) by Catherin J Pascal Dunk.

This poem has also now been published in Edge of Humanity online magazine:

1. One time, Lilly clearly ate Ivy’s poop when I’d been feeding Ivy (but not Lilly; Ivy was unwell at the time) poached fish. I suspect Lilly of eating faeces on other occasions, too. Lilly is most definitely the top cat of our troupe of three. ↩︎