cat boy

i met a three-legged cat yesterday,
he was beautiful,
golden eyes,
thick black swirls and stripes over gray,
a white tail-tip and a small white spot in the center of his chest as if he'd been dotted with a finger dipped in bright, white paint,
graceful and strong despite his lacking limb,
he rubbed and bumped against me,
his back rising to meet my stroking hand, naming us instant familiars,
and i thought of you, brother, cat-boy,
with found kittens draped on your young shoulders,
purring contentedly,
mesmerized and mesmerizing,
small, kingly creatures,
befriended and bestowed an honorable throne