Sunday, November 16, 2014

"Breezy"

Why oh why 
Did I stop by 
The thrift store 
Today 

No ordinary store -
In this one 
There are kitties 
To pet and talk to 
They have been rescued 
And can be 
Accepted into ones home 
Ones life 
Ones 
Heart . . .

They can devastate ones wallet 

What was I thinking ?
To hold the little grey kitten 
On my lap 
And pet her

Luckily I'm out of town 
For a week 
And by then
Who knows -
The little grey kittie 
May have found
a new home and be
Worming 
Her way in 
To someone else's 
Heart 

Maybe by then I will have 
Come to my senses -
Realizing I 
Can't afford the 
Vet bills and food
And scratching posts and toys 
And cat trees -

-It could go 
Right  over there 
By that window 
She will love it 
There -

Oh dear 
I fear 
I may lose 
This particular 
Battle

If they sent kitties to the front lines
The fighting would have to 
Stop 
While everyone 
Found a piece of string 
To dangle enticingly
Between various 
Paws
Of many colors
Why don't they realize 
There are better ways
To spend their time -
Besides
Battle 

There are cats to save 
To say nothing of 
Kids -
And all the rest of us -
And the world -
Yes -
Better ways 
To spend your time -
Different uniforms to 
Wear 

Ones 
like robes 
Of
Loving kindness

We need that 
In 
This 
World 
We need it now 
So 
Desperately