My friend and his wife take care of this old cat

he showed up one day after all his kittens did

and it was pretty quickly deduced that he was dad

to litters upon litters of kitten bastards

and I love him

I love his un-neutered jowls

like puffy cloud cheeks

his loose morals

and his handle on life

they feed him good food

he conquers every lady cat who ever lived

destroys their weak men with fast swipes

and sleeps hard on the couch despite being warned

with little snot bubbles coming out of his nose

and the world growing heavy with his offspring

your pregnancy, your problem

old man cat says

to a legion of sad lady cats

spiritually he is already a dozen states away

with his cat name changed

physically he’s right there

slaying existence

unapologetic.