Tuesday, August 22, 2006

a paw in the night


More on the subject of my favorite muse....

The Cat

the cat petted me last night
soft paw reaching he gently stroked my face
I watched amazed
and held my breath.

I don’t know who this cat Is
but he reminds me of meetings
I’ve dreamt of for years

with trees and
animals and
Other that surrounds us.

I held my breath
and wondered how I will feel when he’s gone.
It’s not just connection to him,
it’s connection period
and it doesn’t have to be to human, that’s the thing.
I’ve felt more connected to trees and air
at times
than to people;
I’ve known that I’m embraced by them

and in my vision of the afterlife this Meeting finally happens,
stops tantalizing and
explodes like a birthing star.
It can never happen here on earth
it can only call
to those who listen,

if it happened here there would be no Other
there would be no need to join
to meet;
and God would cry
because it is God who calls
I think

and the devil is
just our withdrawing from
the touch
the paw in the night,
afraid to hold our breath
we say,
it’s just a cat.

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