She gave me a searching look.I noticed not the sparkleIn her eye but her belly's curvature:The rains had come a week before.I was wrong: she simply crossedThe walkway, jumped up the concreteOpen tank; paused; thenLooked up the wall (heavy, might fall).She had the safety of others to think of.She looked back to make sure: I suggestedA light projectile, smooth; she turned once moreAnd sprung herself on oft-repeated flight.It's a pain thoughTo wait through the weeksAnd never confirmingWhether she gave birth, or died.
PS. A distended belly is often a sign of Cardiomyopathy in cats.