Up the crumbling
Stone steps

Next
To the lemon tree

In the backyard
That we can see
Through our window

But cannot access
Because it’s only
For our neighbors
Who pay more rent
Than we do

A black and white
Cat
Crept calmly
As cats do

Sat back
On its haunches
And looked left
Then right

And saw me
In the window
Watching it

And watched
Me back

Still
As a statue

For a while
We watched
One another

Then the cat
Lifted its leg
And licked itself

To show me
How much
Of a threat
It thought
I was

July 20, 2021 at 07:45PM