Saying Hello

Preparing for bed, I hear

the small cat noises I'm used to,

brief conversational murmurs

or a soft greeting.

But he's outside

and out of earshot,

my old black cat.

So I know

which little ghost greets me
from her favourite spot

nearby.

She Seems Unaware

She seems unaware of the bleeding, but

at times her eyes glaze; I think

she's moving away, starting

not to be here.

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