Kittens in a Backpack - a Bus Haiku
Tough boy with shaved head
Holds a backpack on his lap.
The pack is not still.
Two kittens peek out.
He kisses one’s head softly,
Then closes the pack.
I sat next to this kid for the hour bus ride between Santa Ana and Long Beach. The kittens kept squirming to get their heads out of the top, and once they could see, they were content to just be in the pack with their heads sticking out. The boy told me the whole story of how the kittens were born under his aunt’s house, but she was going to let them die or give them to the pound. He took the bus all the way from Long Beach and back (an hour each way) to rescue them. Talk about a teddy bear in a rough exterior - this guy is my new hero.
Jul 1st, 2008 at 9:14 am
I Love the Haiku. The world need more people like this kid.
Jul 9th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Well said, Nancy M
Sep 21st, 2008 at 4:23 pm
That reminds me of Tracy Chapman’s music video for “Telling Stories”
I would strongly recommend looking at it on youtube.