We once had a cat named Leo.
He was a fat cat and yellow
with stripes. We had him
a long time.
As kids
my brothers
and I would
weigh ourselves
in Leo’s.
One Leo equaled
about seventeen pounds
as I remember it.
Like I said,
he was fat.
A fat cat.
And we loved him.
Especially my dad.
Especially
after my brothers and I
left home.