Sense Sonnet - Acher

 I Have to Grieve Alone

My dear wife died, and yes I grieved,

But glad that someone close to her

Remained with me, and I believed

The two of us could cope for sure.

But he was still very aloof

With me, as he had been before.

Treating him well, I thought was proof

That his companionship meant more

To me, now with loss of my wife.

One day I let him outside, and

He just disappeared from my life,

So hard for me to understand.

I guess I just will never learn

Why her cat never did return.