In Memory of Cubby

I wanna keep
Your thoughtful ways
Like the recliner left to us by
The guys next door.
Immediately one of the kittens got lost
Inside and we had to tip it and reach in and
Find him like birthing a calf
I can hardly bear the vision
Of him 10 years later lying lifeless on the
Exam table with a crimson flower at his side
Picked from the doctor's garden.