small lives — the dead cat blues

lemme see
a settee
a car seat
two antique chairs
a carry all
a backpack
a 14”
a 17”
and two 21”
CRT monitors

but
lap warming
loyal—for a cat
argumentative
comforting
purring in my ear—at 3am
unjudging
unpedantic
unwilling to accept anyone else
drooling & dribbling
playful
usually remembering about the claws
fussy—well what cat isn’t
heat seeking
sun seeking
she’s a cat