Kitty

it was four winters ago.
when our furry friend we came to know.
we've often wondered whose he use to be.
maybe he's long been a stray.
we know he needs a family to love.
our daughter use to cry, "mommy please can he stay?"
time came and went and he's still here.
I wonder who didn't care that one day their precious kitty wasn't there.
perhaps his keepers moved away and left him there to die.
I wonder if our love for kitty soon will erase the memory in his eye.
long before kitty came, pet owners we were not.
oh yes we did resist, but in time we soon forgot.
this kitty only wanted love and it was in our home for it he sought.
we often hope his old home he's long forgot.
for now we love him dearly and without him, a family we'd be not.

© 2000 Michelle Louise Kutney