I Heart You, I Hurt You: A Valentine from Tortie Troublemaker

Happy Valentine’s Day, friends! We so appreciate you all for spending a few moments of your day with us. Today we’re very pleased to welcome Tortie Troublemaker (a.k.a. Real Cat Paisley) to the blog. It seems she has written a poem for Valentine’s Day. We think any of you whose feline companions get “prickly” (a.k.a. “scratchy” and/or “bitey”) will be able to relate. It's titled "I Heart You, I Hurt You."

You pet me, you stroke me, you tell me I’m great.

I heart you.

You sleep in, you dawdle, my breakfast is late.

I hurt you.

You scoop out my box and make it all clean.

I heart you.

You try a weird litter. “Improved”? No, it’s mean.

I hurt you.

You sit still for hours, I sleep in your lap.

I heart you.

You “have to go pee” and disturb my nice nap.

I hurt you.

You bring me fun toys, like feathers and balls.

I heart you.

You have a big fit if I scratch up the walls.

I hurt you.

You gave me a home, keep me happy and safe.

We play “catch the feather,” and around the room we race.

You tell me I’m special, that I’m number one.

Whatever we do, we always have fun.

I know that you love me, even when I scratch.

Of all the humans in the world, you’re my perfect match.

I heart you! I heart you! I heart you!

Photo credit: Jason Stitt, via Adobe Stock.