The Animal

‘Let me go! I have told you to let me go – how many times shall I repeat it?!’
Bang!!! A strike at cage bars. Bang!!! Another strokes one by one – and a bloody skin, wounded body and torn soul.
‘Let me go! Set me free! I want to live!’ but there is only cruel pain with cold rods.
Something falls upon the cage floor.
‘It doesn’ eat! Eat! Foul creature! Or you’ll die from starvation!’ evil words hit harder – the animal falls on the floor. ‘Lie here for a while! Maybe, you’ll change you poor mind for the time bein’ too late!!!’ the door closes. THEY leave.
Pain tares body, tears burn eyes, salt glues eye-lashes together. A cry stutters in the throat and something strange and unarticulated comes out: ‘Meow! Meow, meow..,’ lower and lower. The little body spreads upon the floor and never moves.
‘Where is He? Where?’ those words hit the mind, lips call His name, but no one comes. ‘What if he has forgotten me?’
But there is a door bang and the sound of His steps, tender hands open the lock, take the little body and start to pet and soft voice whispers: ‘My lovely kitten! What have THEY done with you?!’ and nothing else matters, just to fall asleep in His hands, forget of everything: of the pain, of those tears and wounds on the body and soul.
‘Purr, purr, purr...,’ and kitten falls asleep happily…