Midnight
ok, I’m gonna
write about you
so, I can let you go
I remember when I held you
so small in my hands
a baby panther
your eyes glowed
looking deep into my soul
and at first you weren’t so sure
about us
‘cause somebody left you
on the street
to die
a good-hearted man found you
and scooped you up
and brought you home
and we loved you
just like that
we watched you grow
from a kitten to a cat
to a ninja
and just the other day
I took your picture
as you stared out at the snow
how would I know
you’d be dead soon
how would I know
on a school morning
walking out to the car
that we’d find you
lying there under the truck
not asleep but dead
and I don’t know what happened to you
and I don’t want to know what happened to you
like the rabbit
I don’t want to know
all I know is I see you everywhere
and I hear you everywhere
and I wish you were still here
looking up at me
with those glowing burning eyes
and while the birds and chipmunks rejoice
we who loved you so
are finding it hard
I finally put lights on the tree
but no ornaments
TL