It is three in the morning
and the cats sit next to my chair
looking up at me with unblinking eyes
and I know what they are thinking:
“Feed me!”

For a moment they break
and chase each other –
scampering across the floor.
And then they are back in position,
looking up at me with unblinking eyes.
-Karen Molenaar Terrell

podcast link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-molenaar-terrell/episodes/With-Unblinking-Eyes-e2fokr1