Morning

Me ‘n the kitty

have a routine.

She eats breakfast

while I make coffee

& then we settle in,

she warm on my lap,

me with my notebook.

Squeezes & head-butts,

scribbles & typing,

I get up early for this.

If you want the truth,

I kinda live for this.

#5 of 30 Poems in November to benefit the Center for New Americans. Today’s theme is CAT/KITTEN.