Um, You’re In My Spot

While you relax, all unawares
There lurks nearby the Thief of Chairs!
When you visit the bathroom, kitchen, you name it
This fiend slithers into your chair just to claim it

a cat lies on an armchair and looks sleepily back
What! I’ve been here all along!

And when you return to your seat, snack in hand
You discover your rest won’t be going as planned
You’ve been displaced in that moment’s vacation
Now you must settle on some lesser location

A cat curls up on some cushions on a sofa.
Heh-heh, you mad, bro?

And you may stand there and declare “It’s not fair!”
“This here is my house! That there is my chair!”
No matter how you may swear, stare or glare
The Chair Thief don’t care, he ain’t going nowhere
So off you repair to a deck chair somewhere
And declare “I forswear! It’s your chair, Teddy Bear”

a cat rests on a pillow in a camping chair and looks up at you.
Well, I’m glad that’s settled.
You already voted!

9 thoughts on “Um, You’re In My Spot”

  1. AJ October 15, 2026 / 3:57 pm

    Dr. Seuss has nothing on Mike! Love the rhyming, the pics and the wonderful tribute to Teddy. And I think we’ve all been there with our own thief of chair.

    • allein 🐾 October 15, 2026 / 4:29 pm

      This is why I like dogs who are too small to get in the chair by themselves.

  2. Dubravkamcvmd October 15, 2026 / 4:06 pm

    Stretching out on your spots showed he loved you. The spots smelled of you!

    • Dana October 16, 2026 / 8:19 am

      And, I’m sure it was also warm and cozy!

  3. Kar October 15, 2026 / 4:23 pm

    I bet he was thankful that you warmed up his chair for him.

    such a handsome man!

  4. allein 🐾 October 15, 2026 / 4:25 pm

    Eat your heart out, Teddy Geisel.

    [Insert Sheldon Cooper gif here (because I can’t find one with a url that works here)]

  5. Georgiana October 15, 2026 / 4:42 pm

    Oh yes been there and done that as they say.

  6. Tara October 15, 2026 / 5:17 pm

    Awwww, I think he’s just keeping it warm for you. Love these pics of Teddy.

  7. debg October 15, 2026 / 5:55 pm

    Teddy was very good at all of his jobs. Screen protector, thief of chair, and stealer of hearts.

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