Augie at Night

Pit pat pit pat.
Tiny footsteps get louder.
The door opens a crack.
A tiny head pokes in.
Mew!
The bed sinks a little.
A cat face peers down at me.
It sniffs, and I feel whiskers.
I pet Augie’s head.
I fall asleep with a thought that
I have company.
Zzz.