unable to let go

so what would you like

to do

the vet says 

to my friend about her cat

who is 16 years old.

Gretel. 

we can do a liver

transplant,

and after that some chemo

and radiation.

she may go blind

and lose the use of her limbs,

but she'll be good

to go

in a few months.

how much, my friend says,

getting out her check book

and credit cards,

the deed to her house.