Hey! … cat
… sliding
by my door
Not looking in
to check on me
knowing
… I’m here
… a fixture
… like the bed
… or boots
… under the table
HEY
CAT! watch out
… or there’s no food
… by the frig tonight
… no warm chair
… by the hot air vent
… only rain
… and outside January cold
HEY
cat?
now where the hell’d he go
and
… my
… wife
… down
… stairs
whispering
herepuss
herepuss
…herepuss
with saucers
of milk and meat
a tender hand
and me
sitting here
upstairs
saying
HEY? … CAT?
