I planted a kitten
Inside a milk can
I waited for it to grow.
I waited
And waited.
I went to church.
Dressed pure in white.
Pray for it, said my grandmother.
I did.
I poked the eyes of the Father
In his picture frame
With his fingers crossed.
I crossed my fingers too &
Painted them purple, his eyes.
And waited
For the leaves to spring
Instead of fur
I looked inside the milk can
A pair of eyes I saw
Not the kitten's.
His body not moving
Dressed in gray.