A tap in the night
Gave me quite a fright
At my window I saw
A little black paw
Tapping away was a black cat
At the window it sat
I opened the window and let it in
It was wet and quite thin
I fed and cared for it
And at my feet it would sit
Best friends we became
Until things started getting insane
The cat would disappear every week or two
What it did, I had no clue
But soon friends and family began to disappear
And for my life I began to fear
Until I finally found an email
That made my face pale
They were all in on it
I had to take a breath and sit
Murder they had planned
That was the evidence I had found
All for my money and life insurance
I now knew in an instance
My little friend had been protecting me
By making sure I was free
From those that wished me death
And so with no regret
I removed them all from the will
And left everything to my little friend at the windowsill
About “A New Friend”:
There is such a funny story behind this poem. Not funny haha but funny as in what a funny coincidence. Basically, last year I wrote a poem and submitted it to be entered into a poetry anthology. Unfortunately, they did not think it was the right fit and I didn’t get it. And I forgot all about the poem until I saw this image today. And then I thought, this poem would be perfect with the image. So, since I couldn’t share it on the book I’ll share it with you guys today. Also, the people who published that anthology is who I’m working with for my first book. It’s a small world y’all.
And of course, this is my response to Kevin’s No Theme Thursday post for the week. You guys know how much I love participating in these. I swear Kevin made this week’s images with me in mind because some are so relatable lol! Like for most of them I have poems already written and just need to add the images. It’s so crazy. And one is literally me right now. You’ll see it when I share that post later on.
If this poem has a Halloween feel to it, it’s because I wrote it during Halloween season last year. Anyway, hope you enjoyed “A New Friend.” Let me know in the comments below if you did. Or simply stop by and say hi!
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