Alleyway

A cat wandering the streets of the asphalt homeland sees an alleyway next to an apartment building The cat walks towards it in the heat of a summer afternoon The alleyway is dark and cool inside Youngsters walk there to retrieve balls they have thrown The alleyway leads to a small courtyard Where older citizens sit and reminisce about younger days Evening draws on Our feline friend sleeps in the shadowed alleyway Another night falls on the city Lights go off in the old apartment building While this cat heads off to dreamland