Shelter Sickness
I can’t risk cuddles or take time to play
a clean smock per room
bundled into sanitized carriers
cages scrubbed with bleach
food is measured, conditions are noted
willing survival
hoping for kind hands and the tender care
I can’t give you here
a home with so much room for each of you
no more kitties lost.
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