#8: Bitters End
It’s been a really long week full of grappling with life and death, new workplace challenges and the home stretch of Kevin’s absence. Quite honestly, I’m exhausted. I’ve been working hard with Leta, and I’m feeling better about the progress we’ve been making. Her slow advances in maturity and communication skills are encouraging, but spending a lot of time with her, in baby form, is making me really sad for the loss of our cat, Margot.
We got Margot when she was a baby from our landlord, who found her on the side of I-35. Her mom had been hit by a car, and she was hanging around on the blacktop all alone. She was emaciated, and too little to be without a mother. We bottle fed her, cleaned mites out of her ears, nursed her back to health. And she was totally amazing. A month ago or so, she didn’t want to come in one night. Even though she normally ended up in the house for dinner, and against my better judgment, I assumed she’d be ok as I walked away from her laying on the porch. Next morning she wasn’t around … eventually we walked around the neighborhood to look for her and found her dead, back broken after being hit by a car. I’ve had a really hard time with this, mostly because I feel guilty, but also because I just really fucking miss her. She was an awesome cat, and if you know me you know that’s not said very often. I think Margot taught me about how rad cats can be. So anyway. Margot, and the Bitters End.
Roxy Music “Bitters End”
Previously: #6, #7: “I’m Not the Loving Kind” and “Augustus Pinochet”, #6: “You Left the Water Running”, #5: “My Mathematical Mind”, #4: “Reason to Believe”, #3: “Pastoral”, #2: “Jardim de Infancia”, #1: “Blue Tulip”
She seemed like a real sweetheart, I loved that video of her playing with Sophie. What you guys did for her was amazing and I hope the next kitten in need of help will find you.
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