Kahu, By Brian37 (AKA Brian James Rational Poet on FB/META and @Brianrrs37 on Twitter)

Maybe it is time to adopt a word
Other than the one you’ve always heard
When it comes to your fur babies?

We usually call ourselves “owners”
But our pets are not livestock
They are not sheep of a flock

They will curl up on your lap
Cosey up to take a long nap
You end up falling in their trap

Maybe we should do the Hawaiian thing
And consider our fur babies their “guardian”
What a bargain to think of ourselves their watchman

Their companionship in our home sector
Their love is our sweet silly nectar
We are their parent “protector”

Their playfulness is our reward
They never make us bored
We are their human “steward”

They own us, lets be honest just and admit it
If they were not in our lives we would regret it
We are their adoring devoted “attendant”

The safekeeping of something precious.
Cherished chasing the unwinding twine
Priceless every moment of their limited time.