I met a kitten
with whom I was smitten.
I laid frosted wheat
in front of her feet.
It was all that I had!
(My diet is sad.)
But she ran away
this sorrowful day.

Alright, look — I know that dry cereal is an idiotic treat with which to befriend a cat.  But off-brand Frosted Shredded Mini-Wheat really was all I was carrying, besides a couple of Kit-Kat bars.  (I am a poet, not a nutritionist, and I’d only needed those two things when I was out.)

I’ve never been 100 percent clear about whether it was a myth or not that chocolate was dangerous to animals (brand name notwithstanding).  So of course I kept the candy in the bag.