Tuesday, April 15, 2003
in memorial:
of a large blonde cat with a white chest and white paws, and six toes on both his front feet, that appeared on my doorstep when i was 11 years old. he followed me through adolescence, and expressed regret when i left him to go off to college, but would still run to the door when he heard my car pull in, even though 5 years had passed since we shared the same house. he loved to lick the saltine crackers that i would eat while soaking in the tub, and would greet a person walking through the dark house with a friendly grunt, lest them step on him accidentally. up to the end he would always emerge victorious from wrestling matches with the dog, and would sit content and slowly blinking as i rocked on my old wooden swing in the backyard. his name was socks. yesterday they put him to sleep, after 19 long years. i'm glad i got to say goodbye and give one last tummy scratch, for i loved him very much.
of a large blonde cat with a white chest and white paws, and six toes on both his front feet, that appeared on my doorstep when i was 11 years old. he followed me through adolescence, and expressed regret when i left him to go off to college, but would still run to the door when he heard my car pull in, even though 5 years had passed since we shared the same house. he loved to lick the saltine crackers that i would eat while soaking in the tub, and would greet a person walking through the dark house with a friendly grunt, lest them step on him accidentally. up to the end he would always emerge victorious from wrestling matches with the dog, and would sit content and slowly blinking as i rocked on my old wooden swing in the backyard. his name was socks. yesterday they put him to sleep, after 19 long years. i'm glad i got to say goodbye and give one last tummy scratch, for i loved him very much.
