blue shirt........................Three wild kittens wolfed down the food
soft fur......................... that I set out for them every evening.
warm milk........................When I tried to touch them they always fled --
the sound of water..........disappearing into the woods
rain................................like the ghosts of departed housecats
cold water.....................driven to roam the world without human companionship.
whiskers.................... brown grass on the hills... a flowered dress.............. a glass of beer................. sleep............................... background noise............ low flying planes............. intermittent pain............... the smell of green grass.... warm sun......................... a red front door................ cold cereal........................ working............................ making things.................... a white shirt....................... making love...................... the children laughing.......... blue jeans......................... potato soup...................... never know why............... nausea.............................. footprints.......................... unwashed windows........... a dark corner.................... ...... undecipherable on his otherwise soft brown face................ walking............................. riding................................ the horizon........................

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