The ER
The cat and I return
to the clinic and wait
for the next room,
for the next tech,
for the next vet
to tell us what
we already know.
It won’t be good.
Perhaps the cat
will surprise us.
He often does.
The cat economy
I don’t know why
I love this cat
whose care has cost us
more than our cars,
more than a year
of college tuition
plus room & board.
He loves my wife
and the card we use
to pay his bills.
He tolerates me.
