a cat is crying outside at midnight
a cat is crying outside
it almost sounds like a child
begging for love
i go out to try and find it
its midnight
i follow her cries as close to the source as i can
i wonder if someone has abandoned her
i wonder if she is lost and scared
it seems to be coming from the neighbours house
i didn't know they had a cat
i wonder if they've left her outside
and just forgotten about her
that's the best explanation i have so far
as the cries are only coming from their house
her cries are oh so very sad
pleading to seek shelter
and yet there is still a sweetness to her sadness
an appeal to the heart of the humans she trusts so much
it has been raining heavily tonight
she needs shelter
why do we get to have shelter
and deny it to other beings that need it too?
why can't the whole neighbourhood wake up
and care for the cat together
find her
and give her shelter
just so her cries are answered
and that hope in her heart doesn't turn to bitterness
there is enough sadness in the world already