"Kwame is a Twi and Akan day name given to a boy born on a Saturday."
The resident human has put this stupid thing on my head.
Kwame here. Apparently I turn 14 years old tomorrow, whatever that means. Humans seem to have this obsession with a thing called time, and I'm not really sure why that is.
They are so obsessed with time, that they have even invented something that they call a calendar. According to this calendar, February 22nd, 2020 is the day that I showed up on the world scene back in the year, 2006. My memory of that time is pretty vague, but I seem to recall that I was surrounded by others that looked more like me. Somewhere along the way, I moved here, and I've been here ever since. This is now my entire world, and I normally share this space with two other humans. For reasons I don't quite understand, those humans haven't been here for a while now. Instead, there is a new human on the scene. He seems to know what he is doing, and I made sure right from the get go, that he understood who is running the show around here. That would be me, Kwame.
Humans are such push-overs and it didn't take long for me to have this one under my spell. I have my daily routine just the way that I like it, and I've got him just where I want him, so I couldn't be more content. In fact, he spends even more time pampering me than those other humans that used to live here. Occasionally, he disappears for a short while, but for the most part he is here, under my complete control.
Right up until this morning, I was perfectly happy sharing my place with this new human, and then without any notice, he attempted to put this stupid thing on my head. If one looks closely, you can see the shock in my eyes as I wonder just what the heck is going on. Thankfully, he only tried this manoeuvre a few times, and because of my reaction, he seems to have backed off for the time being. But I'll keep a close eye on him. He needs to know who's boss.
So, as I stated at the beginning, tomorrow I will be 14 years old. As far as I am concerned, it will be just another wonderful day, and I will plan on spending it like I do every day. Sleep, eat, sleep, watch the birds outside, sleep, let the human cuddle me, and then sleep. It's my favourite way to spend my time. I'm not sure what the human has in mind for tomorrow, but I guess that I will find out soon enough.
He just did it again. Crazy human.
Purring blissfully,
Kwame
grateful for every breath,
Paul
The Thoughtful Wanderer aka Kwame's slave
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