A Forgotten Star

From a stray, with no one’s heart to warm,
No lap to soothe, no hand to charm.
Chosen by humans for her quiet grace,
She was sent soaring up into space.
Through roaring flames and deafening sound,
She left behind the trembling ground.

Floating alone in the silent abyss,
Did she yearn for a life of love and bliss?
Did she dream of gentle strokes, of play?
Of a home where she could safely stay?
And when she returned to familiar faces,
Did her heart leap at their warm embraces?
Did she purr, believing love was near,
Only to meet cold hands in fear?

For when she fell to earth once more,
She found no haven, no open door.
No bowl of milk, no loving hand,
Just cold indifference from this land.

Félicette, I would have loved you so,
Kept you safe from this world’s woe.
You deserved a home, a sunlit place,
A life of peace, no hurried race.
Now, in the heavens, your spirit roams,
Among the stars, you’ve found your home.
May your stars forever brightly burn,
A sign of the love we failed to return.