Ted - Fran Carbonaro

[Lawrence Robinson]

Ted

It takes years to figure out
	that an old cat is a girl’s best friend
He no longer wants to run off into the night,
	on the prowl & now needs you
	more than you need him
He waits patiently to be fed, washes, then
	crawls into your bed each night,
	his warm, satin fur next to your belly
He literally purrs you into a soft, smiling mass
	& the deepest sleep you’ve ever known

Sometimes you wake aroused, wondering how
	his magic goes there, too
Curiosity could walk you toward the computer.
	googling your way into such feline secrets
Instead, you lie there, while he lays his face close
	against yours & waits for your touch
It is nearly pitch black in the night but you know
	he is watching you learn to purr

	- Fran Carbonaro