It Sure Is Dark Outside
My Wife Waking Me Up In The Middle Of A Deep Sleep
I think our cat Charlotte is throwing up
First I was in the middle of a wonderful dream
Then I suddenly get a jolt of reality
As my eyes try to open
They squint unsuccessfully
My wife repeats
Honey and the rest is still unrecognizable
I slowly try to respond
My body says heck no
Then my mind says you better
So I stretch my legs over to the carpet
My eyes not even close to being open
I walk forward
Walk out into the hallway
Where my mind started to decipher the words I heard a minute ago
Charlotte threw up in the hallway
As I look down our cat Charlotte is standing close by
Looking directly at me and somewhat shocked by what had happened
I quickly grab a tissue from the bathroom and with a sweep of my hand
Her accident is gone
It could have been a fur ball
She sometimes eats too fast
Maybe she has a touch of a cold
If we don't pick it up immediately
We don't know why
But she sniffs it and sometimes tries to eat it
I find that totally gross
It is like she is trying to fix her mistake
The first thing I do is tell her everything is o.k.
I call her over to me
She reluctantly walks away from where she is standing
I pat her and say we love you
Reassuring her and comforting her
This is not how I like to wake up
In the past there has been many versions of this same senerio
Each involving me getting up out of bed
Doing what a husband should do
Taking care of our daughter
She eats only dry food
The brand that she likes has salmon in it
She picks them out
Sometimes she eats them
Then her body must realize
Then comes back with
We don't like that and I am going to prove it to you
These are all my educated guesses
Based on somewhat fact and conjecture
It all sounds reasonable at five-thirty in the morning
That's the best I can do for now
Charlotte goes off in a backroom
I think to hide
We have never yelled at her
So I don't know why?
We got her as a kitten so there can't be anyone else that made her feel anxious either
There has to be something I don't know
A cat instinct
When I do see her
She is shy and timid
Very skidish
I know it may seem crazy
I couldn't make these things up if I tried
Well not having any children
This is the closest I come to a child being sick
All's well that ends well
That is a blast from my past
I heard that line from my parents when I was growing up
With the ease of Google
I found out a little more info
It comes from William Shakespeare's play in the sixteen hundred's
If work that is finished is good than everything is good
Now Charlotte has come out of hiding
She climbed up on the chair by my side
How good is that
We both are together
Back to a new normal
Whatever that may be
I thought wouldn't it be funny if animals had to wear masks too
That would be sad
I don't know why that idea popped into my head
Luckily I can pop it out just as fast
I am going back to bed
To get a few more hours of shut eye
Good night Charlotte
A few more pats on the head and kisses
I am glad you are all better