for william

  who scratcheswho has a black spot on his headand another deeper, by his tailwho is soft and fullof purrs and kitten dreamswho is warrior with crooked whiskerswho is the bane of the older catdignified, paddy pawed older cat
somewhere on the interneti read this about kittens“you have a small carnivore.”william is a carnivorehe is like a raptor, if you gave him flesh to tear he would tear ithe attacks his kitten foodand kills it by shaking his head,he jumps on high tables where the cat’s food isand sticks his nose inhe will have all the food.
william has half a black noseand a sliver of sandpaper tonguewho will bite the hand that feeds himonly because it looks like a toywho hides inside the sofa and emergessurprise! Here I am!who does not yet have cat dignityand so, is always delighted to see mehe shows this by biting my foot
we love him best when he is sleepyrorschach back to the worldfor then he is tame kitten, sweet kittennot the wild animal that beatssinew by sinew, drop by dropin his aching, furry, bestial flesh.