"I'll spray him with the hose
and you watch
he'll be meaner than ever!"
I hear the neighbor boys plot
"He'll hiss and run away
like a dumb dumb --
I'll spray and you watch
how fast that mean old cat
will waddle!"
They don't know
that the "dumb dumb"
sensed there was mischief afoot
and now sits sweet and happy
purring beneath the safety
of my office chair
How often have neighbor boys
mistaken fear for meanness?
As often as we adults I suspect
Turning our hoses on full blast
and feeling arrogantly vindicated
when our preemptive strike
is met with howl and hiss
It is a wonder the whole world
is not soaked to the bone
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