Max

I’d gone on a quest
To find a male spirit

I could bond with
To replace my ex

And found him
In a crossbreed

His feathery, lanky hair
Sifted between fingers

Cascading beautifully
In strength reassuring

Warmth in his kind eyes
Laughed adventurously

I’d forgotten there was
A pair of hazel worthy

I showed him that there
Was more to life’s living

He helped me feel that
I was worth everything

Yet I knew that if I
Loved him as I felt

I might seal that door
To my own partnering

And so we grew distant
Until he chased a sheep

And I had to
Rehome him

We don’t speak often
Of how our hearts ache

And of the other one
Who passed as kitten