on my way home from class
i noticed a new place had opened
out of curiosity, i walked closer
and it was quite simply
an animal shelter
i knew this was my chance
i could feel it in my bones
so i walked in
the double doors slid open
and immediately i could feel it
i knew this was where i was
meant to be in that moment
and through all the cawing
through all the woofing
and through all the meowing
i could hear one meow
it was a simple feeling
a feeling of purity
coming from a quiet animal
sitting in the corner cage
watching the wall for no reason
just being its own company
i couldn't even describe
the emotion i felt then
for it was some combination
of love, joy, and an odd lost pain
some longing for a difference
a difference in my own life
in the love i feel
for a simple cat
