Our Cat - Advance Base

remember the time

when our cat ran away?

we hollered her name

up the neighbor’s driveway

& drove twice a week to the SPCA

to check every cage

full of kittens & strays

you made some flyers

& copies to go

with her cutest picture

our number below

we hung them from windows

& telephone poles

'til I’m pretty sure

we bummed out everyone we know

a whole month went by

& it rained everyday

& most of our flyers

got moldy & grey

& somebody found her

a few blocks away

she was skinny & scared

but she was ok

remember the strangers

who thought they were wise?

who promised she’d be back

'cause cat’s have 9 lives

we tried to grateful

for stupid advice

they don’t come back sometimes

but this time it was fine