Kitty cat looking through the glass
Pondering where oh where her owner
Has vanished to,
Strangers abound,
Her name is forgotten,
And all she can do is blink and blink anew.
Kitty cat looking through the glass
Hungry not quite,
Waiting for Papa to return home.
Kitty cat looking through the glass
Everything is as it was,
Pardon his absence,
Yet presence within that.
Kitty cat looking through the glass,
Scared of the people who come in,
Loud and creaking the floorboards,
Kitty cat looking, then sleeping,
Hissing then meowing,
Careful and apprehensive,
Waiting still for her owner to come
Back home.
Kitty cat looking through the glass,
How her life has changed,
And she doesn’t even know it.
When will Papa return?
Kitty cat wonders.
When will Papa return?
Kitty cat ponders.
Who are these strange guests,
Rummaging in my home?
Kitty cat thinks.
When will they leave as Papa leaves
Each morning?
Kitty cat blinks.
Kitty cat looking through the glass,
She may not yet realize,
Papa has passed.
R.I.P 62 years.
Written for a death in the family.
Amazing 🙂
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Thanks! 🙂
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Animals have a sense when death is at the door step. The cat probably knows that papa passed
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That is true, and that sucks quite a bit. 😦
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