So far away
"Only until then"
  "Only a little while"
     Never soon enough

Oh, kitten dear
Your name Maximus lingers in my mind
My Love for you knows no bind of time
Your soft, cream orange fur calls for my hand
I am nothing if I am not your "cat man"

Oh kitten dear,
I call you Max and my heart races with joy
To see you wallow on the ground playing with your toy
I'd give you everything, every fishie you desire
Of your beauty and grace, kitten, I could never tire

Oh kitten dear,
I am long for this world and you are not
Thinking of a day without my true love, I cannot!
You, Maximus, are a treasure to love and admire
I love thee kitten dearest to the day you expire

I look upon my empty throne,
With naught but a kingdom of blood and stone.
This sorrow is all I'll ever own,
An audience of silence is all I've sown.

Seven cups of tea and I drank eleven
Too much maybe but it felt like heaven
So relieved to have indulged myself in a generous pour
They only smile and encourage I drink more

I think I will

Blue shoes tap against the floor from heavy steps,
A boy of no importance walks into the crowded room,
White smiles and infectious laughter fill the air,
And suddenly he thinks, "This is no room for you."

He takes steps back, farther and farther, from the place,
Escaping an atmosphere of seemingly genuine enjoyment,
Not accepting that there is something out, there besides him,
That isn't planned around existing for his torment

Sticky notes of optimism come from a wavering voice,
One he'd rather ignore most days because it's exhausting
Being a pillar of hope to hold himself up isn't enough,
Lost in thought, "I need some real friends."

He reaches a gloved hand out to people with little to no intention,
Talking into a disconnected payphone on an empty, unlit street,
There's a not so strange stranger watching from across the black tar,
Wondering sadly, "When will he finally notice me?"