noon
or thereabouts
i stretch out
i whistle for the cat
he comes
belly wobbles
squeaks jumping up to the bed
lays down
lays down
like my
little spoon
i bury my face
in the fur
of his tiny shoulders
he smells animal clean
he smells like home
he purrs
he ramps it up to a kind of double purr
like he might burst
then he quiets
a nostril whistles
his head sinks
an asthmatic snore
an adorable sideways wriggle
and i drift then too
him in my arms
both of us
trembling
with dreams
pic by mango-tango monkey-pajamas
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