COCONUT
Two years ago, in October, we met
a cat๐,
Who was really easy to pet.
All you need to do is stand
still๐ญ,
She will come to you on her own
will.
We named her Coconut๐ฅฅ,
She was as socialized as Lovebirds๐ฆ.
Coconut – The most
adorable meowing cat๐บ,
The best animal whom
I ever met ๐.
During the time of lockdown and
curfew,
The doorbell didn't ring but
meowed you๐ป.
Her beautiful eyes sometimes showed love, sometimes glare,
sometimes a scary death stare๐.
Even though she could only say
"meow๐ฝ",
Her eyes asked us, "Kya mein ghar ke andar aau (me ow) ๐ผ?"
Everyday, she looked after my basil plant๐ชด,
Like a
compassionate caretaking aunt๐ฉ.
Coconut and Peach always
fought like Tom and Jerry๐พ,
But both the cats were
always merry๐ธ.
The way she expressed her emotions,
Made
her the one chosen.
She never broke anything
in our house๐ก,
And never ran away just
to catch a mouse๐.
At the pigeons she
always stared๐น,
Which made all the
pigeons really scared ๐ฌ.
Her way of playing games
was very unique,
As she always won when
we played Hide and Seek.
We had a special bond of mutual
understanding,
Where I understood her and she understood
me.
She got very famous in our
society.
Calming everyone's stress and anxiety.
Now, who thought a calico cat
would be so interesting,
Who ended up teaching us so many
things๐.
Whenever she slept on
the cozy bed๐,
I was there too, just
sleeping beside her head๐คฏ.
Whenever she came to us,
always made me smile๐,
Don’t know why viral fever took her far a mile.
When she was gone, many flats filled with
tears๐ข,
Especially
the ones of me and my neighbor’s.
I really hate that viral fever๐ฟ,
Which forever took away
my satisfaction.
I know that I will never be able to meet
her again,
But
her memories flood my brain.
I still hear many cats’
noise๐,
But none of them is
Coconut’s voice๐.
-TULIKA TIWARI
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