The Goodnight Kiss
/The Goodnight Kiss is a love poem to my cat, Boris, who I am deadly allergic to but can't live without. I hope there are other allergic cat lovers out there who can relate to this feeling!
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The night is midnight blue
Blood is pumping through my ears
And I can barely breathe
I try to sleep but his kiss is still fresh
I relish in the texture of his little rough black nose,
like rubber
His slobbery breath
Smells like a combination of chicken liver and the biscuits
he had for breakfast
I close my eyes and try to sleep but
His grey fur is still dancing in my nose
And all over my body
From when I sank my face into his side
And tried to wash it off
Before the histamine storm kicked it
But alas, now it's too late
I can't sleep
I look outside my window
And into the starless sky
I reach for a tissue and try
To get over this allergic spell
Cast by my best friend, my partner,
My cat
To love him truly is hell.
By Tapira
From: Malaysia
Website: https://tapirasthoughts.wordpress.com/