Does My Cat Know?
Does my cat know a tree is a tree?
Or does it think it’s a growing climbing frame?
Does my cat know the sky is the sky?
Or does it think it’s a confused floating ocean?
Does my cat know a car is a car?
Or does it think it’s a growling metal monster?
Does my cat know a chair is a chair?
Or does it think it’s a quiet shy dog?
Does my cat know my cat is a cat?
Or does it think it’s a miniature hairy human?
Does my cat know that I am a human?
Or does it think I’m a massive bald cat?
Or does it think it’s a growing climbing frame?
Does my cat know the sky is the sky?
Or does it think it’s a confused floating ocean?
Does my cat know a car is a car?
Or does it think it’s a growling metal monster?
Does my cat know a chair is a chair?
Or does it think it’s a quiet shy dog?
Does my cat know my cat is a cat?
Or does it think it’s a miniature hairy human?
Does my cat know that I am a human?
Or does it think I’m a massive bald cat?
This poem is copyright (©) Carl Burkitt 2026
About the Writer
Carl Burkitt
Carl likes telling tales. He tells long tales, short tales, silly tales, sad tales. He tells them online, behind a mic, in books, in schools, and on the sofa with his young family. His debut kids’ collection, Elephants Sleep in Bunk Beds, was published by Beir Bua in 2021.
