Bubba

Thomas W Case



There's an old gray
cat that wanders the
neighborhood.
Neutered and wild
green eyes.
He's confident, and
thick,
doesn't trust humans
but loves tuna.
I don't blame him.
I have three female
cats that watch him through
the window, wagging their
slim tails.
He couldn't care less.

I call him Bubba.
His head is the size of
a grapefruit.
Half of one ear is gone.
I put food out for him.
He waits until I go inside
to eat it.
He's tough.
Lived a rough life.
I can tell, I've been down
some of the same
back roads as him,
slept in similar
alleys.

But no one has
taken my balls

yet.

  • Author: Thomas W Case (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 29th, 2025 10:13
  • Comment from author about the poem: My recently published books, Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems and It's Just a Hop, Skip, and Jump to the Madhouse, are available on Amazon.com www.thomaswcase.com
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 62
  • Users favorite of this poem: Teddy.15, KTay, Tristan Robert Lange, gray0328
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Comments8

  • sorenbarrett

    And so it goes for many of us. The analogy is a good one and the older we get the less we care. Good write Thomas

    • Thomas W Case

      Thank you, I appreciate it.l

    • Teddy.15

      I still have my ears but you just described meeeee. 🤣 In London my nickname is Baba 🌹

    • orchidee

      We've a neighbour's cat that calls, as well as our own two cats. But the visiting cat has a cat-flap at home, so he can get home safely!

    • Tristan Robert Lange

      That lingering .........yet..........really closed the poem well. Exactly as it goes, no? The older I get, this rings more and more true to me. Well done, Thomas. 🌹👏

    • Salvia.S

      Bubba's got character, and you've got a kind heart for taking care of him...

    • gray0328

      Very enjoyable poem Thomas, I could see the cat in the theater of my mind and that vision is special.

    • Doggerel Dave

      Captured a feeling, something, the essence of a rough life. Ending cracked it.

    • NafisaSB

      the tom cat has been so well described, can almost see him myself
      well done - beautiful description



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