Chase! | 追いかける！

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If I chase him, I will never catch him.
If I grab him forcefully, he will fight against me and scratch and bite.
If I call his name, he will not react like he is not listening at all.

Randomly, he will come and lie beside me.
I pet him and feel his hair between my fingers.
He will soon start to make noise and close his eyes.

I press his soft paws.
He moves a bit.
He doesn't seem to like it.

If he is hungry, he will just demand food.
If he is satisfied, he will start acting like he is the emperor of the space.
If he is not in the feeling, he will not show up at all.

Fine, cat.
That's the way you live.
Probably, he won't change his way even in the end of the world day.


追いかけると、絶対捕まえられない。
無理矢理抱きかかえると、戦闘態勢に入り引っ掻いて噛む。
名前を呼んでみる、反応しない、まるで全く聞こえていないかの様に。

たまに僕の傍に寄ってきて寝転がる。
撫でて指の間に猫の毛を感じる。
すぐにグルグル言い出して目を閉じる。

肉球を押してみる。
少し猫の体が動く。
好きではないみたいだ。

お腹が空けば、飯をよこせと要求。
満足すれば、この場所のエンペラーであるかの様に振る舞う。
気分が向かなければ、姿さえ見せない。

もういいよ、猫ちゃん。
それがあんたの生き方だね。
例え世界の終わりの日が来ても、多分それを変えないんだろうな。