An Ode to Wally the Cat

Wally
You were one sweet natured boy
Came to the office one day
Lost
Alone
Abandoned by the one entrusted with your care
and fell...
into our hearts.
Never complaining about all the new babies
even
when they pulled your glorious striped tail.
Loved to be brushed
fur gleaming
belly rolling towards the ceiling
purrrrrrring
ahhhh bliss!
You loved Robbie and helped
all those first scarey nights
when home wasn't here yet
and the shadows were
bad things
You showed him
he was safe here
purrrrrring
on his bed through the night
Patrol Cat
extraordinaire.
You are missed.