POEM

After Again

A poem about my beloved cat child Kit

Kit at age 10. Photo by author.

I have been too grief-stricken to write any poems about Kit (1 Nov 2011–2 Oct 2025) since she passed away suddenly on the night of October 2nd, so I adapted the poem I wrote for my late dad for her.

After she died,
Kit told me,

Don’t look for me
In my bones and ashes,

I am not there.
I am now free —

I am pure energy
Released into the world

After years of captivity
In a body that consumed me.

See, I am here with my brother,
Grandfather, and great-grandmother

And we are strong and happy,
Free from bodies that chained us.

Here we are, always close to you,
Written in your heart,

Forever with you
Because of love,

A universal tie that binds us
Together for always.

Kit at age 12. Photo by author.