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Unexpected 
by Rie Sheridan Rose

He came for me today…

A little speck of black so small

It didn’t seem possible

He could be on his own.

.

He sat on the bricks

Of the street outside my door

And made no sound…

Just staring up at me.

.

Cats have always been

My soft spot.

My entire life has revolved around

Their care and well-being.

.

Of course I would not ignore him.

Walk on by, as so many do to me.

I would take him in—

Comfort us both…

.

But as I reached to gather him in,

He said to me, “It’s time,”

In a voice of liquid gold,

Tinged with deep regret.

.

And I knew the truth.

It did not sadden me…

I had lived long and well,

And he came to me as a friend—

.

As someone I would trust…

As someone I would love.

As someone I would go with willingly.

Death came for me today.

.

Fiction © Copyright Rie Sheridan Rose
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com

More from Author Rie Sheridan Rose:

Overheard in Hell:
Dark Poetry

Poems exploring hell and damnation. Tales of sorrow, vengeance, betrayal, and redemption. Ghosts, ghouls, and demons stalk these pages. Don’t read in a lonely house…in a darkened room by a single candle…

…unless you like the touch of an icy finger up your spine.

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