Crazy cat ladies don’t seek approval
Because we don’t care what you think
That’s the reason you mock us
You’re trying to break our resolve
Cajole us into adopting convention
You call us crazy instead of defiant
You won’t acknowledge our rebellion
Our true sin isn’t having feline friends
That’s just a quirky side to our offense
You object to our feminine treason
Some of us choose not to be wife
Some of us choose not to be mother
Most of us believe in female power
It’s our independance and strength
And our choice not to be subservient
Fueling your derogatory tone
But I refuse to concede your point
I curl up with my pile of cats
Calmed by their reassuring purrs
Self-satisfied in my flagrant deviance.
Elizebeth Turnquist 
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