A Cats Life

Someone hit the wall and bounced.

Safety instructions, available in several languages,

Recommend avoiding large intransigent objects;

It could lead to a severe headache…or death.

And I thought about something, I think.

It might have been important, I’ll never know.

Coming home from a lunch meeting.

Traffic held steady at 65 miles per,

I do remember a scraping sound.

What the hell was that?

An epiphany!

I was riding up the low separation wall on U.S. 5.

The car in front of me, not climbing any wall,

Was awfully close.

Why was he driving so slowly?

Wait: I had to get the tires back on the road.

Easing down, I moved cautiously to the right,

Getting off 5 at the first exit,

Safely parked, I checked the cars left side.

Not much damage.

I could now consider what had happened:

No alcohol at lunch,

I was very lucky this time,

Get yourself home!

Often I imagine a green eyed

Black Persian cat.

Always a he, with an unemotional attitude,

Watching for another of life’s options to pass.