Sebastian
Poetry is is a peach sunset with a warm mug of tea.
I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano
Her new sweater doesn’t smell of me
I could pee on that
She’s gone out for the day and
left her laptop on the counter
I could pee on that
Her new boyfriend just pushed
my head away
I could pee on him
She’s ignoring me ignoring her
I could pee everywhere
She’s making up for it
by putting me on her lap
I could pee on this
I could pee on this
“I could pee on this” sung by Michael Di Liberto
I really like this poem because it is short but funny. It is not obvious at first that it is from the point of view of a cat or another domestic pet. This poem puts right in the mind of the cat and the point of view that pets may have of humans. I also like the fast pace of the poem as it is easy to read.
The poem is from Francesco Marciuliano’s book I Could Pee on This and Other Poems by Cats. He has also written I Could Chew on This and Other Poems by Dogs and other books with a similar theme, in addition to a regular cartoon strip called Sally Forth.