Midnight

Midnight
By Chirstabel Germain

Black with snatches of white,
Soft and gentle,
With concealed impotent claws.

Two yellow eyes
Peer at me,
His mouth opens
And he cries

I do not speak his language,

He slinks away,
Tail down
Slowly he cocks his
Head back towards me.
Yellow eyes,
Sad and distant.
He pleads.