Hey, You, Wake Up

This morning I woke up surrounded by cats and it made me really miss Googie. He was very vocal and active in the morning. He would tap me on the face and when I opened my eyes he'd meow at me in a plaintive voice that made me think he was saying "Hungry, soooo hungry." Other mornings he would sit on top of the fridge and knock off the magnets to wake me up. And then there were the mornings that I would wake up to him stepping on me on his way to watch the birds outside on the fire escape. He would make that funny trilling sound cats make and I would say "Get em birdies Googie" which never got me more than a scornful look.