21. OLD CAT
I lie on the couch
You climb onto my chest
Lie on my heart
Opportunistic for warmth, contact,
Purring.
Not so long ago
Clara lay on this same couch
And you lay in her lap
She scratched your ears, just so
Special Clara way of scratching
That you loved.
Really, with Clara immune deficient
From chemotherapy
You shouldn’t have been close to her.
But you loved to be there,
And she loved to have you close,
Soft, purring, cat-smiling
To her ear-scratching fingers,
Giving Clara some moments ease.
Now, I have you close,
I touch what Clara touched
And I love you for loving Clara,
Old cat.
3 August
2010
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