Miss Kitty Knew

“ MISS KITTY” … KNEW My last week, knew you understood I had come to my end. I was sorta your husband’s cat, but you … always my friend. My end could have been easier, had family understood. But they had their own ideas, didn’t do … what they should. Didn’t crawl under piano, sit with me late at night. They didn’t listen to you, you tried to do things … right. You begged them to just let me die, my life not try prolong. Instead they, took me to the Vet. way they cared … was so wrong. Forced fed me when I couldn’t eat, efforts made me feel worse. While they slept, we sat together,’ you my friend … loving nurse. I’d crawled, from under piano so by your side could lay. Way they chose put me to sleep, done In such an awful … way. Heard you ask them, ‘please wake you’, you wanted last hours with me. Didn’t wake you, you didn’t see treated careless … as could be. Took hood off carrier, me scared insecure, in midair! Suddenly you ran out crying, mad … seeing me up there. Your tears fell on my face, kissed me like you use to do. They made you leave me; why was I forced to die … without you/ Fifteen years in your arms, at Vet. why this way forced to die? As they made you leave me, I felt your wet tears … heard you cry. God saw them bury me, those three, you were excluded there. Hysterical, called friend who loves pets ... my death with her share. God saw your pain was multiplied, way family treated you. Know you wanted to hold me yet nothing … you could do.… Fifteen years belonged to husband. but loved you, as my Friend.” May this Truth ease your pain, I knew, “You loved me … till the end.” June 26, 2022 copyright Contest: Personification of Pet Sponsor: Constance La France