The Kitten Purrs
I wake in the morning to the gentlest of sounds
As our little kitten purrs;
Her body beside me stirs.
She has slept upon your pillow every lonely night
Since you left my heart,
And tore our world apart.
I remember the time I brought her home for you,
And the smile on your face,
While anger left no trace.
Yet you took that hated walk and ne�er came back.
Our kitten cried all night,
Wanting you in her sight.
Did you know your hairbrush sits upon the sink?
That thing I couldn�t move,
That last small part of you.
I always loved to entangle my fingers in your hair,
But all I�ve left is her fur,
And I pet her while she purrs.
I wish you could hear them, our little kitten�s purrs.
This loss within her eyes,
It�s such pain to realize.
But how sharp that pain as to the hole in my heart?
One must think it nothing,
Yet I die to see her suff'ring.
You know I would have given everything for you.
Why then did you leave?
Was I really so na�ve?
There must have been something I was missing.
'Tis a thing I dwell upon,
Yet long you are gone.
My yearning for you has taken a heavy toll on us,
Our little kitten and I;
The hours passed us by.
I sit here wondering how long it has really been,
But time has claimed its prize.
O God, our little kitten died!