Ballad of a Stray

“Shoo!” they say to me all day,
As I wander, unwanted and alone,
Down lonely streets, looking for meat,
And a dry place to call my home.

Among the two-legs, I scavenge their dregs
My ribs bruised by their kicks,
While snobby Maltese snub my maladies:
Rabid and half consumed by ticks. 

Driftin’ (Fib poem)

Inspired by Kristen
Fib: was created by Greg Pincus. The poem uses a mathematical formula. The syllable count is 0-1-2-3-5-8 etc. Basically, the number of syllables in a line must equal the sum of the syllables in previous two lines. You can write 6 lines or more for this poetry form.