She was my sister’s classmate and friend

Pestered Ate Jacky that was the trend

During my days off uni, I answered the landline checked out the tease

‘Could I speak with Jacklyn please?’

Said this in her thick Indo accent

I always passed her the phone, even as she mimed wildly to show her dissent

Chick had a ton of problems a pity

The most trivial was her pet, Kitty

Named the feline after Salma Hayek’s character thought it sounded good

Told sis that Kitty doesn’t eat cat food

Many times, Atw tried ending the powwow but Erin won’t take no for an answer

She was hell-bent on disturbing my diligent sis like a strike of thunder

Erin was irritable and impatient

Always spoke too fast, her temper ever-present

Soon, sis had caught her tone and copied Erin’s form

I’d ask a simple query and the tempestuous manner became her norm

She’d pick on me, ‘Prince Christoff and Princess Erin’

I hated it Erin was okay but not my mandarin

Having a kitty as her best bud didn’t help matters

Seemed like the feline was the only critter who tolerated her lack of manners

For years, they had no contact, until they bumped into each other downtown

Erin held back tears; Kitty had gone to heaven and left without another frown

Later, Erin would get married and have her own family

Hope she’s no longer disrupting her mates found a new duty.