To my dear friend, my cat
You came into my life what seems to be yesterday
You won me over with your feline characteristics
You jumped out of a 2nd-story window
You escaped every chance you got
You sat out on the ledge of a 3rd-floor balcony
cackling at the birds
You slept in the sink
You sat on my lap when I sat on the toilet
You sat at the edge of the bathtub when I was in the shower
You sat on the sink
putting your paw up
preventing me from brushing my teeth
or putting on make up
You laid at my feet
You laid on my laptop
You laid on my clean clothes
You laid on anything that seemed to be important at the time
And when we asked you “Why?”
You looked up with glazed eyes
and gave out a tiny
“mew.”
as a response
You taught Gidget your ways
You looked out for her
You bullied her
Like a big sister would
She looks for you sometimes
Thinking you’ll pop out
and chase her down the hallway
She misses you
And so do I
You were my first pet that I called my own
We’ve been through a lot together
Different apartments
Different people
Different pets of other people
The one constant was you and me
You made my life better
I hope you know you were loved
by everyone that met you
Good night Nellie
My Beloved Pet
