The Lyric Theater of Caution

Onyx the cat is an actor
Good at staying in character,

For whom all the world’s rehearsal,
And no moment isn’t on stage.

Watch him cross his apartment floor
Like a stranger in a strange land,

Scary adventure, without fail,
The pale jade disks of his eyes wide,

His posture signifying angst,
Every step a hesitation,

His head turning, whiskers twitching,
Pose of pure evaluation,

The picture of musing, manqué,
Thought disguising nothing to say.