Feeling a bit Stray

I'm the lost kitten with the tattered ear
Wandering through alleyways,
meowling my woes at creaky back doorways
And trashcans with red eyes staring back, unmercifully.
My talons are cracked and my fur tightly tangled
My scrawnyness is repellent for the do-gooders on the street.
My eyes are droopy and my tongue too dry.
I'm the lost kitten you just walked by.