👤Silhouette👀 (Day 5 of titling a story after an Owl City song)

In the darkest shadows of my home

Two chilling silhouettes lurk alone

I try to catch them, but they are quick

They never fall for any of my tricks

Their amber eyes are bright with fire

Their razor claws sharper than briars

Black as night, they hide in the dark

I try to ignore them, but really it’s hard

They watch my every moment, no matter the business

Whether I’m working, resting, or up doing fitness

When I’m watching TV, they are there, beneath my couch

Even in bed, I can always sense that they’re around

They are a pair of cruel and vicious dark forces

They kill for sport, then scare me with the corpses

Of the tiny, helpless creatures who couldn’t escape

I fear one day I may face the same fate

And that’s not the worst of it, I’ll tell you what is

These monsters are destructive, and not only a little bit

They appear on the mantle to throw down my flowerpots

And lunge onto the table just to knock my food off

Shattered Christmas ornaments

Broken strings on instruments

Damaged wires and cracked plates

See what these monsters have done to my place?

Having visitors over is never any fun

When these dark creatures are always on the run

They scratch up strangers, and hiss at my friends

When on Earth will my misery end?

Ah, but I suppose

I suppose it’s not all bad

It was my own fault, it was them I chose

So when they get on my nerves, and I want to explode

I remind myself that it was I who gave them this home

For they are not really monsters, or demons, or even ghosts

They are only my cats

And I love them as my own