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
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