five cats

her five cats
want out. want in.
they don't know what
they want.
food, water, affection.
that fly caught
in the screen.
they move and wander
between your legs,
the chair, the bed,
a table,
between anything
that a space allows
their plump bodies
to fit through.
they nose the stacked
cans of food
on the floor, next
to the twenty pound
bag of litter.
each with his own
scratch box
to dig his claws in.
her five cats
want in, want out.
they don't know what
they want.