Cat's Way

She gave me a searching look.

I noticed not the sparkle

In her eye but her belly's curvature:

The rains had come a week before.

I was wrong: she simply crossed

The walkway, jumped up the concrete

Open tank; paused; then

Looked up the wall (heavy, might fall).

She had the safety of others to think of.

She looked back to make sure: I suggested

A light projectile, smooth; she turned once more

And sprung herself on oft-repeated flight.

It's a pain though

To wait through the weeks

And never confirming

Whether she gave birth, or died.

PS. A distended belly is often a sign of Cardiomyopathy in cats.