COCONUT
Two years ago, in October, we met
a cat📆,
Who was really easy to pet.
All you need to do is stand
still👭,
She will come to you on her own
will.
We named her Coconut🥥,
She was as socialized as Lovebirds🐦.
Coconut – The most
adorable meowing cat😺,
The best animal whom
I ever met 🐈.
During the time of lockdown and
curfew,
The doorbell didn't ring but
meowed you😻.
Her beautiful eyes sometimes showed love, sometimes glare,
sometimes a scary death stare👀.
Even though she could only say "meow😽",
Her eyes asked us, "Kya mein ghar ke andar aau (me ow) 😼?"
Everyday, she looked after my basil plant🪴,
Like a compassionate caretaking aunt👩.
Coconut and Peach always
fought like Tom and Jerry😾,
But both the cats were
always merry😸.
The way she expressed her emotions,
Made her the one chosen.
She never broke anything
in our house🏡,
And never ran away just
to catch a mouse🐁.
At the pigeons she
always stared😹,
Which made all the
pigeons really scared 😬.
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
things🙀.
Whenever she slept on
the cozy bed🛏,
I was there too, just
sleeping beside her head🤯.
Whenever she came to us,
always made me smile😊,
Don’t know why viral fever took her far a mile.
When she was gone, many flats filled with
tears🏢,
Especially the ones of me and my neighbor’s.
I really hate that viral fever😿,
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’
noise🔊,
But none of them is Coconut’s voice😞.
-TULIKA TIWARI
