Wednesday, June 22, 2022

irma la douce

it's not a stray cat.
but
acts like one.
eating
from the hands of strangers.
milk in a saucer.
fish
and what not,
in a bowl.
the owner stares out the window
and shakes her head.
watching her cat
stroll
through the courtyard,
sashaying slow,
being loved
but everyone she doesn't
know.

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