[soft] Night path, hard to read She brushes, almost as ink, off the path [new moon] She sheds no light only absorbs until I see her eyes They catch a little streetlight then let it go [quiet] Meow I sit with her to gauge the situation hurt or hunger or neither She won’t let me closer that’s fine Another meow I offer food and step back She comes close sniffs sits She blinks She does not eat [gently observational] Loverboy appears in the background A white L between his eyes then right angle across his upper right lip He stays back [still] I talk to her not asking just there She meows same tone same call I wait Nothing changes I stand and walk away Meow [softly, held] Wan shuo (gentle new moon) [almost spoken] gentle, gentle I wonder if she still watches me
