• The little cat slumbers soundly
    Purring loudly on my bed,
    While I sit thinking

    Thinking about civilization, and
    How bloody it is. All those
    Battles and wars in ancient times
    Were pointless

    Midnight stirs on my bed.
    I wonder what he dreams about.
    I’ve always wondered that.
    What do cats dream about?
    Dogs too

    Back to my thoughts
    Even more recent wars are pointless;
    And make no sense. All of them;
    The World Wars, the Cold War, Vietnam
    All of them

    It’s Thursday. I got a snow day today.
    The doorbell rings, and my brother answers.
    ...Midnight is dead.