Escapril Day 11: Purr

So calming, so soft, so comforting.
They say cats are good for you — now I understand why.

When stress starts to creep in,
A small figure quietly finds me.
Like they always know where I am without being called.
Purr, purr, purr —

I love the warmth of my cats,
Their quiet care, their steady presence,
The way they stay close without asking for anything.
But I miss Mango.

My late cat’s purr feels like a memory I can hold,
And still somehow lose again every time I reach for it.
Now it only exists in an old video,
A loop of something once alive beside me.

And I wish, more than anything,
That I could hear it again —
That soft, familiar sound
That made everything feel okay.