penny didn't wake me today. she wants more water than food. she's drifting in place. she's drifting slowly away. she's at the end of the bed. she just looked this way. 

my body will wake me

from bad dreams

but i can't wake

from reality

in the forsaken land.

today is the last day

in a way.

our place is with penny today,

the day after the last orange cat day.

this labor day we will have the last of the strawberry ice cream.

it's not like a dream, it is

our dream today.

we'll do little to nothing beyond being

with our dearly beloved orange cat 

penny today.