What He Wants (Poem by Claibourne Porter, Sketch by Mia Hinderman)

What He Wants

A field past the house
entertains the curious feline
but he has become bored

with the all too simple daisy’s.
The flowers are dead through winter
so what is there to do when he

isn't allowed in the house? How
will he keep engaged? He desperately
craves a loving rub on the nose.

He follows the glow to the house
looking inside. He wants the warmth
of someone holding him. Some people
to bring him in from isolation.