Samantha leaves globs of hairballs
and a string of yarn behind
her small claw marks in the carpet-

Fluffy and nearly
completely all fat
meowing looking up
at me all day
crying for food

Meow,meow,meow
translated
gimme some food
I’m hungry-

No Samantha
you are obes and
need some help
with your over eating

Hours pass and time
for dinner-
meow, meow
translated
thank you

Hours pass
it’s bed time
and I go upstairs
to bed besides it’s
Christmas Eve and
Santa only comes to
houses with sleeping
children

Psst...psst
my daddy wakes me
up with me half
awake-
Sweetie…
when he says my
name I know something
was wrong and I
was right

Samantha dies last
Night-
I couldn’t believe it
she was my best friend
and now she is gone
Samantha died on Christmas
and the last thing she told me was
meow
translated
I love you