CHAMPION

A paraphrase for Smoluszek

To die

This is is not something a cat should do

Because what is a human to do in an empty flat

The treats are waiting

Fully stocked

Only there is no one to eat them

The hallway is empty

No one will greet you anymore

No one will say

Nice to see that you are back

And now the treats

Just a bit of fur on the bedding

A reminiscence of a smell

The touch suffers

From non-existence

You were supposed to stay

For just a little while longer

You were supposed to be here

That is not what one does

A warm look still lingers in the memory

And so it will always be.

 

Smoluszek

A cat who welcomes you

To pet whom people were created

Your gaze impossible to imitate

We feel bad without you

Longing envelops the house

Grabs the battered heart

And shakes it fiercely

Reminiscing pets kisses purrs

The feeling of being loved and needed.

 


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