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you walk South, I walk North,

we cross each other’s paths,

turn our heads and stare.

we share the road:

you keep to your side I keep to mine.

often we exchange dirty looks

our predatory instincts glitter in our pupils.

but mostly it is territorial.

we maintain our poker faces:

no smiles, no aggression

no winner in the game of deception,

our blood knows,

it is equally hot when it flows.

today you lay on my parking spot:

stray, stripy, ruddy and attractive.

I gently touch your silky, deceptively warm, fur.

I see a pool of dried blood beneath your cheek…

I will look for you tomorrow,

I will forget for a moment where you are

C:NKO 6/2/13