house chores were done
he was going to take an afternoon walk
on his way out he stopped with each cat told them
hed see em in a bit
they lazed think
lions of the Serengeti
their routine
went out through the back door
knew he frustrated people who came
knocking at the metalscreened security door could see into the house car in the carport theyd knock he didnt answer
he
was walking
but
often he also chose not to answer the door
wasnt law he had to stop what he
was doing to accommodate them
impeccable timing usually OnethirtyTwo his outdoor ferals waylaid him for a treat
which was their routine
which
as it was becoming evident he nurtured
two been hanging out ten
years
their feral routine
those he could pet
two others would rip his arm off
if he tried
he understood FERAL
friends and family
described him in kind
or caveman
he countered Luddite
they descended on him
two on
the tarmacked driveway two on the front porch
he went wide around on
the drive to get to the car where he kept the treats
fetched
he came back around shaking the Temptations MixUps
wee was beside the metal security
door
Hello
babehere ya go
placed morsels on her
plate
walked over towards bigfoot
bigfoot walked towards him out of style sat on his haunches
Wha the hell old man
over his head onto the scruff of his
neck hanging below his chin a veil of
black widow cobwebs broken dried leaves
Really farouk
veils reminded him of the Middle East eunuchs
harems
he helped
to his amazement it lifted
complete off his head like a baseball cap
muttering Thawas something
treated bigfoot
he treated the velociraptors Robert a testicledTom grimley
grimley a she could
easily have been Roberts offspring orangecream
tabbys
returning Temptations to the car
he headed down the hill over his shoulder he thanked them
called them Watchcats My Library Lions
not Hemingways Key West six-toed
cats
but theyd do
1326, Monday,
19 8. 24
1350, 2sday,
20 8. 24
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