THE PERFECT COMPANION

Passers by turned their heads aside at the sight of her

Poor damaged creature that she was at that time

Never having much - yet I stopped to make her mine

With kindness and compassion that I could give


She struggled - at the remembrances of casual cruelty endured

But I would not be dissuaded by her cringing reluctance

And finally gained her trembling confidence that kindness

Did still existed in her cold world


She is never demanding of material things - nor argumentative - or negative

There has never been a time that at the sight of me

She hasn’t hurried to show her happiness and joy

Her gift of love to me - rescued - poor outcast that she was

Her unspoken and lasting devotion is her reward to me


Her beauty sometimes takes my breath away -

Her sleek and noble grace of movement and bearing

The green slanted eyes flashing as she lays peacefully with me

In comfortable silence and mutual adoration - we pass the days that way


Her greatfullness is reciprocated in everyway - everyday

It is an unassailable fact that she loves me truly

Old man that I now am - she still needs and wants me

I am this beautiful creatures object of worship


The day I saw her those years ago - was my lucky day

I am thankful for each and every day with her

Yes I am a very fortunate man indeed

For she will with a certainty always be here with me


You might say - she is only a refugee that I took in

That she is not anything special at all

Being only a stray cat I took home one day

But I disagree - because she is indeed