The Pygmy Lawnmower

Making up for yesterday's forgotten poem, this is number 7 for NaPoWriMo. Thank you to Tina Feeney for the prompt!

The Pygmy Lawnmower

Written 04.08.2022

Am I an animal,

or an appliance?

It seems to depend

upon your reliance

of my natural utility

and my innate ability,

of which you demand

compliance.

Am I a beast,

or a machine?

For when I feast

upon your green,

it seems I am

somewhere in-between.

Am I a pet,

or some kind of tool?

Would I be some

kind of fool,

for choosing to shirk

my mind-numbing work,

and breaking some rule?

Am I a being,

or an instrument?

Forgive me for

being so insolent -

but I feel I must note,

I am simply a goat,

and there really

is no equivalent!