damn cat

there was this
cat in the
road, a fat
striped tabby,
running
from side to side
of the street
with a peanut
butter jar stuck
on his head.
he couldn't see
out of it
because of the label
and the peanut butter
goo, and was
banging into
the curbs and parked
cars. i nearly
ran him over, but
stopped and got
out, chasing him
into a yard where
i grabbed him
and slowly twisted
the jar off
of his sticky head,
then he scratched
me and jumped out
of my arms and
ran off, hopping
over a fence and
disappearing into
the highway, where
i'm sure he didn't
last long. my arm
had three deep, long
scratches that
were bleeding badly.
which put me into
the hospital for a
series of painful
shots. it's not
been an easy thing
explaining the story
to everyone.