I see you through the kitchen window. You mow the grass, fill the bird feeders. You watch the butterflies.
You saw me looking out, and you came over to say something. I felt scared and ran off to hide. Humans just scare me like that. All of them. Most of them. My human went away and never came back.
Who can I turn to now? I am stuck in this house. There was little food left until you saw me in the kitchen window.
I know it was you who came through the kitchen door later, calling out, “kitty, kitty.” But I stayed hid real good. I don’t know you. After you left I found lots of good food and water. I did enjoy the feast.
I see the sun come and go many, many times. I hear that kitchen door open from time to time. “Kitty kitty, where are you?” you say. But I stay hidden.
I hear you walking around, moving things here and there. You never find me. You never move anything out of the house. Who are you? Where is my human?
More suns come and go, with rain and clouds. I see leaves on the trees changing colors and falling. You still come back, always leaving me lots of food and water. I am thankful, although I am still too scared of humans to show myself.
I have no other cats or animals to visit, although I can see them prowling around outside the windows. I miss fresh air. I miss my human.
Someone put a large metal thing near my food and water. Was that you? I ate the food outside of it. And drank water. There are little bits of food that trailed inside the metal thing. I ate that too. This is different. What is going on? Will I still get my food and water?
I hear you come and go more often in a day. You call “kitty, kitty” and say prayers to the Powerful One who watches over us. I guess you really do care about me. Yet I still feel fear. I feel sad. What is going on?
All I want are simple things: food, water, fresh air. A human - just one -to call to me and to sit with me and pet me, brush me. I want to have a clean place to do my poos. I want to be able to play again. I was just learning to when mama and my kitty mates were taken away. At least I do have food and water and a place to sleep for now.
Human, will you help me to get those simple things I need? Will you help me find a new home?
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Addendum: Human here. Lonely kitten finally entered the humane trap. She was mad - spitting mad! But we got her. Tiny little thing, but looked healthy. She has been sent to a new home, where humans will care for her. In time, she will learn to trust humans. In time, she will be much less fearful.
She is one of the lucky ones. We pray for so many animals out there, lost, trapped, hungry, cold, abused. We pray for all of them to be rescued and be placed in peaceful, loving homes. 😺💗🏡
Lord have mercy. 💙
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