horrible - just terrible
the cat wandered in today covered with stickers
He meowed for food. I looked at him.
This cat is a stray.
In July I had no idea if this cat was a he or a she.
I have been to the hospital with this cat
when it was drooling blood
The days are cold and brittle
like a thin layer of ice on top of a pond
This cat sleeps on my bed on top of
the electric blanket during the day
There he now sits at my feet meowing for food
He is covered with stickers
meow meow
“terrible,” I say to him
“just horrible”
I repeat this a few times
and then I open a can of food
