One of our cats died today,

She was black and white.

I was informed through a Facebook post

Since I live 5000 miles away.

I called my mom

And cried on skype.

I'm never home when animals

And people die,

I'm always doing something somewhere,

Except when Dado 

Went missing.

Sitting on the couch, 

Facing the terrace,

I saw something that turned out to be

His mummified body.

A life

Spent worrying

About papers due tomorrow.

Either that

Or The Horror.

He could call,

Apologize,

Admit he was wrong.

It’s a matter of time,

It ends in the ground

Regardless.