in other words

The Egyptians loved the cat

were often entombed with it
instead of with the women
and never with the dog

but now
here
good people with 

good eyes
are very few

yet fine cats
with great style
lounge about
the alleys of
the universe

about
our argument tonight
whatever it was
about
and
no matter 
how unhappy 
it made us
feel

rememember that
there is a
cat
somewhere
adjusting to the
space of itself
with a delightful 

grace

in other words
magic persists
without us
no matter what
we may try to do
to spoil it.