inktober/wordtober 2

Prompt: Black Cat (for Rosalyn, the cat that was almost mine too)

fingers down your spine, ruffling your fur
softly blinking down at you
i love you i love you i love you with every blink

you blink back
you offer belly
my eyes fill with tears
this is a new trust
a new vulnerability

in a life that had precious little trust
and even less vulnerability to spare
that moment
long elegant legs outstretched
rusty red tipped black plush fur
warm along my leg on a cold day

i plunged my hand into your fur, but gently
i relished the moment, my heart hurting
but blinked back down at you

i love you i love you i love you