An Accidental Reflection of Feline Future and Fortune

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Wrote this about my cat who was rescued from very near death.
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Maker of All, maker of me, have mercy on this poor unfortunate kitty.
I lie in the dirt and the grease unable to move, barely able to be: I am in unbearable pain.
I don't know for how long this is the place where I've lain.
Drinking small puddles where the roof has leaked in the rain.
Here in the dark back of this shed, I've settled on broken bones and licked where I've bled.
I can't hang on, it's getting so dark.
Faint hope falters, so weak is my heart.

Maker of all, maker of me, have great mercy on this poor kitty.
If I must go and leave, no more chasing of mice, no more climbing of trees,
then take me home please, and forgive those who did this to me: the one who dumped me on the road so cold, and the poor trucker who just couldn't swerve in time, there was nothing he could do.
I am fading. It is getting cold, it is getting dark, my bones are grave broken and so is my heart.
It started so sunny today, but now my world is so black and so grey.
Dear maker sir, I hurt, oh how I hurt.
I can't feel my leg, the one that drug in the dirt.
Have mercy on me, such a small lonely kitty.
I think it is time, I think I am ready, come now for me, this world I must leave.
Oh I was here only so shortly!

Hold on, dear kitty, hold on!
Stay, have strength just a bit longer, there is a plan.
I am sorry, this was not my first plan,
it's been undone by a loveless human hand.
Someone new is coming.
For you.
Now.

Wait!
What is this?
You don't want me to leave?!
You sent a compassionate heart here just for me?
Me, this lost and broken so small little kitty?
You did this for me?
Me? Whose day here was within minutes of done?

There is that man, he talks to that lady.
It is the lady you are sending for me?

Go with her small kitten, she has a great heart.
You have an amazing new life ready to start.

Oh Maker, I thought I was done!

Oh no, little kitten, it has only begun!
I have a mission I'm sending you on,
it is to love and to comfort some one
you just hold on, go with this lady and good things will come.

Where is she taking me?
Oh, be careful, I'm hurting so much!
Oh Maker of me, I can sense her good heart and her soft touch.
So this is where I have a new life to start?

Listen, small kitten, there are good people who care,
she is taking you there.
They will do things you've never seen done,
they care for my animals, each and every one.

Oh, so groggy, so hungry, so thirsty.
I hear cats, I hear dogs, even a couple of hogs.
I smell food, I smell fresh water.
So many other scents, haven't a clue what they are.
This is a box. Is a cage, there are thin bars.
Where am I?

You are at what is called a veterinarian, a treater and healer of my creatures, be they great or be they small. Do not worry about hearing them speak of amputating your leg, it is not my plan, they do not yet understand.

You mean the leg I can't feel?

Do not worry small kitten, it will be partially healed. You will do fine, but will need to be helped with the litter box for a time.

My leg will not be completely healed?

No, dear kitten, it will not.

But, why?

To let these new humans show you how much you are loved.
They are a rather different breed from the first you encountered,
who was given a chance, and did not take it.
Trust me dear kitten, with these, you most surely will make it!
I have opened their hearts to you: you are dear and quite special to them.
They will happily help you to go, and to get clean.
They are gentle and loving, they are not mean.

Oh, Maker of All, I am a kitten so small, thank you so much for it all.
Not to sound ungrateful, it is embarrassing to need such help!

My dear kitten, truly, I do understand, but it is necessary for the humans' part in this plan.

And they've cut off my hair!

Dear kitten, they must, it was so matted with oil and dust.

Okay, I do see, but what now will become of me?

There is my new plan, one that is grand, a human needs you and a human you need.
There is one with a soul hurting so much, you can help heal with your soft touch.
And this human will treasure you and love you so much.

That lady from the garage, she is here. They are coming to this kennel for me?

Yes dear kitten, they are, go with them, ride in their car.

But it is cars and trucks that hurt me so much!! !

Not any more kitten, not any more.
They can bring you to great healing, not only just hurt.
Just like the humans in them.
And you will from here on find many good humans.
No, they are not perfect, but they love me, and they love you.
Trust me dear kitten, they will take care of you.
Go with them.

Okay, they carry me in, into a house. Funny kind of house, there is no kitchen and there is no bed where they lay down their heads.

Dear kitten, it is an office, they help people here. You can even be a part of it.

I can?

Oh yes, dear kitten, you certainly can - there is one special person, I have a plan.
Reside here for a time, while the parts of my plan fall into line.

Maker of All, I am lonely today, no one is here.

Yes, it is the weekend. One of the humans will come tonight to check on you.
Fill your water with fresh, check your dinner dish. And wash off your leg.

Thank you. I'm glad they help me out, but it's embarrassing to have to be cleaned and my leg is so tender to touch.

Don't worry about it, it will work out, right now it is part of the doing of where you are going.

I'm not sure I get that, but okay. You have got me this far.

It has been many days now and many humans have come through. Those here every day do see that I'm okay, but where is this one you speak of?

Tomorrow, kitten, tomorrow.

Several humans come in, most of them go out. Where is this one today?
Oh well, I'll wait on this couch.

What? Something . . . Something sensed.
It is . . . maybe it is this one then?

Yes dear kitten it is, you will be going with this one in a month.
Heal. Grow and heal. Then you will be ready.
And the human will too.

Dear kitten! Wake up! This is the day!
You are going new places and seeing new people,
you have a new home!

And they won't toss me out of the car at the edge of the highway in the dark of the night, right?

No dear kitten they will not. Learn to trust them, they will take you places in their car. It is okay. Learn to trust the one special human, it is your life and your mission I give unto you to help heal and bring peace to a terribly broken heart.

A heart as broken as had been my bones?

Yes, dear kitten, yes.
Listen to me dear kitten, you will grow, you will thrive, remember, you are alive.
You will bring great joy and great love to this human so hurt and so troubled,
your reward for your pain and your trials will be several times doubled.

Yes Maker of All, now I see , a warm and wonder filled life is waiting for me.
Some shadows still call, and still I must fight.
Yet I no longer am dying in shadow, I am living in light.

I love the story

I like this story. It made me cry a bit though.

It reminded me of my furry boys (two male cats), their Mother was run over by a car and my neighbours kids found them (but they had dogs and had to get rid of them). They were not totally well when they came to my house, but they look well now, healthy shiny coats and big purrs.

Thanks
Story just kind of spilled out one night, and, yeah, the eyes got a bit damp writing it even.
But, what happened to this fellow has to be told.

Bit of a story behind his name too - it was one of those deals where the name comes out of nowhere then the reason for it becomes clear.

His name is Grumman.
Grumman is a company that made airplanes, canoes, and the lunar module of 40 years ago today.
My Dad, way back, started his Navy career flying and Grumman has made a series of fighter planes for the Navy.
They had 'cat' names - F4F Wildcat, F6F Hellcat, F7F Tigercat, F8F Bearcat, F9F Panther/Cougar, F11F Tiger, F14 Tomcat.
They had a reputation for taking damage and still flying.

This little cat had his pelvis broken in three places, his tail broken at base and tip, his left foot crushed, and nerve damage to his left rear leg - was initially thought he'd lose that leg.
And this little cat is quite a fighter to even just be alive!
He's gone from being expected to at best be an amputee to clearing the floor by a foot and a half jumping after paperballs

There's days he obviously hurts when weather changes. there's days I have to be 'daddy cat' and say that's enough romping and running, get off that leg and rest.
And he is definitely worth every minute of his life.
He keeps me going.

Cas are the most interesting species to me. Their survival can become dependant on or around humans, but they are perfectly capable of living without us. That could describe plenty of animals, but household cats have adapted themselves in order to utilize us better. According to my source, their meowing isn't common in nature, they use it more around us because they're aware of our verbal communication, their meowing is just an attempt to communicate with humans in most cases. Researchers also claim that an extra digit on their upper extremities is slowly making it's way (through breeding) down to it's paws. Opposable thumb? I know it sounds like bunk, but one thing I've figured out for myself is that just because they can't communicate with us doesn't mean they lack understanding completely.

Thanks for sharing the poem/story about the hurt kitty. Beautiful and very inspiring.