For Clarence

The runt of the litter

The first time I saw her

I asked my girlfriend

What the fuck is that thing?

It looked like a crack baby

With a bad haircut

But against the odds

She eventually grew

To be the size of a potato

And stole my heart

To the point

That on more

Than one occasion

I’ve asked myself

Had she been

Born human

And myself

Born not

Mentally unhinged

Would I have been

Brave enough

To ask her out

For drinks and dancing?

But she’s a cat

And me?

I’m not sure

What the hell I am

But I love her

She loves me

And now

That she’s here

I can’t imagine

Life without her

David Burdett

5/2/2024