A stray cat taking long naps on our porch
Begged us for pets and purred when we complied
Learned to trust us enough to sit in our laps
We called her Gibby, she became our friend
As people stopped to say hello to her –
We learned new things about the neighborhood
And the other names she’d been given by –
The many people who take of her
But fights with other cats across the street
Have kept her from coming back to our house
I still see her around the neighborhood
And she is always happy to see me
She remembers that I call her Gibby
And comes to greet me and ask me for pets
