He needed a home
and came across ours.
He met us in our backyard
and camped out on the porch
for a while.
From the beginning,
he was friendly
and affectionate.
He rubbed up against our legs
and sprawled out
on the grass
for all of the attentions
he could get from us.
We didn’t plan
to adopt another cat –
not yet.
The timing
wasn’t right.
But he was persistent
sweet
loving –
and still is.
We call him Nemo
because he lost his family
but he found
another one.
He needed humans.
And when he met us,
he trusted us
and pursued us.
He grew on us quickly
and we are grateful
that he found us.
We didn’t realize
how much
we would need him too.