I don't need love from everyone.

Oh, it's nice to feel missed. My cat, Loverboy, truly missed me while I was gone for a month. He greeted me the moment I walked in the door. And he didn't let me out of his sight for the rest of the night. Didn't matter where I went. He was my shadow. Grooming me as if I were another cat. He nestled up to me in bed. Sat on my desk when I went to the computer. I thought maybe Loverboy would forget me. To learn to live without my presence. I thought about staying in Iceland and Germany for a while longer. But I had something precious to come back to. Loverboy and his beloved partner, Chenuska. I suspect that Chenuska could live without me. But that's all right. I don't need to be loved by everyone. --Jim Broede