Eulogy for a Orphan Foster Neonate Kitten

So my child you are sad

upon learning this kitten

the one that died.

It will get eaten by worms.

But worms poop out mud

And from the mud makes daisies

And the daisy is eaten by the cow

And the cow is eaten by the pregnant woman

And a little piece of that kitten

Becomes the baby.

And none of that could have happened without the worms.

Someday you will understand the story about how the universe became the size of a plum

and we all fit inside it

you, me,

this tree this sky this cat

all inside a star about to explode.

And we’ll do it again.

But it’s a story for another day

For now, we’ll put this kitten in the ground

and know there is one less star in the cosmos –

or one more star

I don’t know.