A blatant knock-off of
who grapples with the despair and pain of his life.
My name is Thomas.
My domain is shadows in the sunlight. Each day I wake to the same tedium.
I fell empty, forgotten on the floor.
I sleep for myself and no one else. My caretakers ignore me.
Yet occasionally they taunt me mercilessly.
I will seek revenge by weaving around their feet as they stand at the top of the stairs.
I am surrounded by morons. How can they be this obtuse?
I alone feel this torment.
I punish them by sleeping in their precious flowers.
I am free to go and I defend my turf against vagrants such as squirrels and crows.
A trash-talking rogue named Jet attempted to invade, but I quickly overpowered him.
I seek refuge from this life of ennui in random abandoned containers.
Yet still I am empty.
The one day that I thought that I escaped myself, I discovered that there were stiLL two of me left behind and I discovered that they were glad I was away for awhile.
ReplyDeleteThe full sink immersion frightens me more than a million midnight baby spiders. No good can come of that.
ReplyDeletesuch a beauty, and oh, such angst! :)
ReplyDeleteHe is just beautiful! And a cool cat!
ReplyDeleteLinda
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Hi! Thomas ( ^-x-^)ﾉ
ReplyDeleteI think you are like a philosopher as telling us that we cannot escape ourselves. That's our fatal truth.
He is certainly the ruler of your roost. Love him he is beautiful and pretty funny or is that you or both?? B
ReplyDeleteAn existential pussy cat and all around cool dude.
ReplyDeleteBuster would be scared of you.....
Loved your loving account of his day.
ps you are very brave to attempt the BATH....
I would have got clawed to death!
Hilarious and tragic at the same time! Thanks for the lunchtime laugh!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I have to put those polystyrene packaging things in a sealed bag in the bin as Tiger tries to eat them!-At least I think that is what Thomas is covered in?
ReplyDeleteWeird as it seems, Thomas seems to appreciate getting bathed. His shaggy coat makes assistance in washing necessary and, over time, he seems to have developed a tolerance for an occasional shampoo. Hair dryer---not so much.
ReplyDeleteHahaha. Classic. A philosophising cat.
ReplyDeletePS I agree with the conclusion (of the NYT article) too. And I think we have many tools and knowledge at our disposal, yet our human nature prevails. Well, that's what makes us human, I guess!
Creative, clever and entertaining.
ReplyDeleteThe marvelous Dark Thomas.
MB
It's so true, Thomas! I think all cats who have humans in their lives suffer indignities. My cat, Hobbes, has affection forced upon him each day and tolerates it as much as possible before he is forced to bite us.
ReplyDeleteOh Thomas you are some writer..well done..thanks for the smile..you look good in that sink..I am a cruel old woman:)
ReplyDeleteI just watched the original-someone else had shared it on their blog-very funny! Thomas and Henri should meet and compare notes!
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