Street Cat
A Poem
A new day
Loud sounds
Delicious smells
Find food
That bird looks nice
Fat and full
Too fast
A mouse will do
Yum
Time to visit my friends
The boy in the yard with the roses
He is always good for a scratch behind the ears
He laughs as I bat around a flower
Little games for a little child
I let him hug me today
The lovely witch in the cottage
Surrounded by trees
Her calming energy helps me relax
In return, I help her with her work
Keep the nasty spirits away
Give her room to read her cards
Ah, look
The Tomcat sees me
Sorry, friend, you know I don’t mate
The old woman gives me food
Smells unnatural
Tastes delicious
Her time will come soon
I will stay closer to her tonight
Make sure her soul goes peacefully
Her housecats see me
They can be fun to play with
But they are not good for a hunt
The delivery man with his treats
I let him pet me for luck
He will get home safely tonight
Ah, the man with the cigarettes
His smoking stinks
But he seems sad
Darkness surrounds him
I rub against him
He brightens just a little
Ah, my daughter
She is in the window
She has a human
I made sure she would stay safe
Stay inside
Protect her humans and let them feed her
The little girl sees me
She calls me pretty
I am beautiful
I let her pet me
The woman she is with shoos me away
Ingrate knows not who I am
Hide! Hide! Hide!
The man with the net comes
He wishes for me to live among humans
I hide within a hollow tree
He passes without seeing
Safe. Safe. I am safe.
Hungry again
Back to the old woman
She is fading
She feeds me from a can that smells of people
The meal fills me
I settle on her lap
Sleep comes for me
In the night I awake
To usher her soul to somewhere safe
“Thank you, Kitty”
She is gone
Safe. Safe where she belongs
I stay where I am
I will stay for the night
Tomorrow I will visit my friends once again
