Poor Kitty

My run this morning was pretty unremarkable. I was still sore from my Wednesday night run, so I set out for a nice, easy, short run. The weather was great and despite being stiff, it felt pretty good. Until I got to the end of my run.

As Seen On My Run: Poor Kitty

At the end of my run, I found a kitty. This one looked like Speedy, except it was older and had a red collar on, so it clearly belonged to someone. I approached the sleeping kitty, but it wasn't sleeping. There were no signs of trauma, but this cat was clearly dead. In the 15 minutes since I passed this spot, this cat walked to this spot and died. I was taken aback and finished with my run and stretches, but it was half-hearted. I kept thinking about the poor kitty. The thing that gets me is that this cat was someone's pet. Some kid or little old lady is probably out there looking for it. So for them, I want to say a few words for the kitty:

Dear Kitty, I hope you had a long and wonderful life, full of balls of string, cat treats, and lots of love. I hope there are lots of head scratches and cans of tuna in kitty heaven.

Here's to hoping the rest of my Friday is better.