Galeanthropology

You used to wish you were a cat

And it would be a worry if you ever thought you were one.
I'm just glad you didn't want to be a rat,

A sneaky long-tailed rodent would be less fun.

But wouldn't you really rather be a bird?
Singing songs, while soaring through the sky?

There are those who really think they are a cool cat
Do they sleep for eighteen hours every day?

Do they dream of chasing mice and roll in catnip?
Is meow the only thing they have to say?

But wouldn't they really rather be a wolf?

Roaming through the forest, and howling at the moon?

There are those who still believe the world is flat

and are convinced that no one's ever landed on the moon.
I would never fault you for your wish to walk on four legs,
Sometimes just being human is enough to get the blues.

Who wouldn't want to be a cat?

Just eat and sleep and never go to work?
To be spoiled every day by doting humans
Who act as if you are a furry god.

I'm relieved you've never thought you were a cat
Nor a cow a sheep a were-wolf or a dog
instead you were the ruler of my heart,

And I'm so grateful
That words broughtyou to me
And even if you never were a cat,

when | rub you the right way, you purr!