The New Cat Door

Soon, the novelty will wear off

of hearing the cats rattle their new cat door.

Soon, they will go to the basement

where their food and kitty litter box are

without me jumping out of the chair

that I sit in at my desk to see if the noise means

that they are coming or going.

Soon I will not drop a poem in mid-sentence

to witness the cats doing something new.

Soon, the cats will not regard their cat door

with suspicion.

Soon using the cat door will be part of

their normal routine, and, soon, I can go back to

my normal routine, also.