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Midnight’s Eyes

My little cat
Named Midnight
Black as ink
Dark as night,
Eyes like fire
Orange and bright.
Then one day
She ran away.
I cried. Outside
It rained for days.
Rain like tears
Tears like rain
I never saw
My cat again.
But sometimes when
The nighttime skies
Are dark as ink
I think I see
Midnight’s eyes
Looking at me.