Midnight Again

Chartreuse eyes like that monastery hooch;
Sumptuous skull that rises to the touch,
Gratifies the palm like a horse’s neck.

He leads me to his dish, ears retro-cocked,
Confirming that I’m close upon his track;
Interrogates me in this fashion: Miaow?

A lion that swallowed a piccolo!
For blowhard swagger this cat has an answer:
Talk like a bell. Walk the earth like a panther.

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