Hidaway

overhead a fan twirls around in circles

its never ending journey noted...

blankets on the carpet provide protection

from the cold that seeps in from underneath;

large pillows cover the ground waiting for the

arrival of felines that occupy them at night,

bowls of water and bowls of food are placed

here and there on the floor of their apartment

and a litter box stands off in the corner,

cleaned and waiting it targeted use...

counters and cabinets adorn one of the wall

alongside a small cooling unit and table...

an old fashioned picture screen on a 

swivel is placed in front of it all now;

tools of exercise are off to one side and an

envious couch sits opposite its future...

a small table or two fill in the gaps and

provides security for the mental attitudes

that want to use them...  it's a hide-a-way

inside a hide-a-way inside a cave in the

ground under a space some might call

one's final resting place...  and, a few

cats who are seasonal visitors live here

as their presence is not conspicuous;

a moving cleaner passes over everything 

as it gathers up the mites that live in the fibers

of the light colored carpet that matches the

color of the walls...  illumination from

above provides little warmth as it manages

our visual circulation and the lack of air

never seems to be a problem unless everyone

is down here at once and the doors to the

outside have been sealed by a vidictive mother.

15 October 202156