For Sadie

The words 'selfless', 'courageous', and 'generous'

Would never be used to describe you.

If there were were a career path

For making sure bowls were filled with food and water

And that laps were suitable for sitting on.

And yes couches, chairs, and floors as well

Then dear Sadie, you could easily get into upper management.

Your intelligence and insight in such matters is unsurpassed.

You have a genius for making your master work for free.

There is no one more gentle yet insistent.

You are a good little supervisor.

You are an unsung hero of catdom.
You fulfill your role with purr-fection.

Some might say you're anti-social.
Rather, you keep your own counsel.
When my guests arrive, you promptly leave the room.
Perhaps you don't want to pry, or there is some bird you espy.
You don't like to play with your fellows.
The word 'share' is not in your vocabulary.

You are such a great nuzzler.
For me it's a puzzler
Why you only save your warmth for me.
You make me smile my child.
Your gentle face and your feline grace.
The way you sigh when you want my attention.
That sound, I cannot do justice but I have to mention.

If there were a companion I would take to the very gates of hell,

You would accompany me every step of the way,

Till we got to the entrance,

Where you would stop, and with wise countenance,

Gently tell me, 'it's ok, you got this.'