The mouth opens
in a silent cry
the eyes speaking
the thousand words
the voice cannot say,
“Love me!”
I lean
on the railing
yellow pussy-paws
reaching up
to rest on my chest
“Love me!”
He stretches
farther upward
his fur-face
to rub against
my old one
“Love me!”
How can I refuse?
I bend down
cuddle the long
lean body
and whisper,
“I love you.”
