One year ago, no one saw this coming
no one could have planned for this to happen
epidemiologists didn't know
yesterday, I took my cat to the vet
even wrapped up in a towel, she was cold
and she didn't make a sound, not a peep
recently, she was sick and had lost weight
across the globe, people dying to breathe
granted, coal production has gone down some
of course, forest fires don't help the air
nervous parents keep their kids out of school
only doctors say, herd immunity
on the bright side, they get to spend more time
not only with their children but at home
elegantly dressed in silk pajamas
so, no one has the money for that shit
as hyperbole goes, it's possible
when we spend year after year stuck indoors
the fact that my cat didn't make a sound
honestly, should have been cause for concern
in fact, she appeared to not be breathing
so, I talked to her as I walked her there
cozy inside her carrier, she slept
only I knew she wasn't coming home
maybe there was a chance but it was slim
if rigor mortis hadn't made her stiff
no one would know she was already dead
given, I dropped her off for cremation
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