13. purr
how citrus lingers from yesterday night
like the ginger cat curled,
purred at my feet
how dishes collect on the kitchen sink
and second-nature second chance
burn bright between glances
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it's cold.
i don't really care about it.
i've never been bothered by the cold.
but for some reason...
this cold is different.
it's cold to the point it hurts.
this cold...i don't like it.
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I am a cat
I am nothing to you if I will not serve
My fangs are too sharp; they don’t fit my pretty face
My aloof nature is standoffish; not fit for subservience
But oh, my fur, it’s so beautiful and soft
My walk, it’s so graceful and poised
What is my furs purpose, if you can not pet it?
What is my walks purpose, if you can not pick me up?
Beneath the soft of my paws
Like hidden weapons, waiting to tear
The claws sit in waiting
The only part of me
That can not serve you
What are my claws purpose, if they can only harm you?
Bound to femininity
Bound to be misunderstood
Bound to be underestimated
I am a cat
I am my own
I am my beautiful fur, my poised gait
I am my sharp fangs
And they want to take my claws
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Alley Cat: I'm scared to say I love you to them
Stray Dog: Why?
Alley Cat: I'm worried they won't say it back
Stray Dog: Say it anyway
Alley Cat: This is why no one loves you, you give it out to easily
Stray Dog: No one loves me because I love with my teeth
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Im like a cat.
I'll hiss and I'll bite to keep you away.
Because I'm far too afraid to beg you to stay.
I'm afraid that I'll show you my soft warm belly.
And you'll take it as an invitation to cut into me.
Steal my freedom and own my heart.
If you asked I'd give it all to you, allow you to tear me apart.
But it seems you're not one for talking either
So we'll simply sit in this cold silence forever and keep pretending that we love eachother.
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I like to think I was a cat raised like a dog. Told to do what went against my nature, because being a cat was *wrong*.
I was loyal, carefree, and overall happy.
Slowly, as each part of my trust and wellbeing were chipped away, my true nature came to be.
Instead of being forgiving, and kind, and unbothered,
I started to claw back, reject and doubt all love that came my way.
I realized that I was never meant to act like I dog, I wasn't one.
And as such, I began to feel better about being the way I was, I was wronged by those people, why should I beg for their forgiveness?
I'm still fiercely loyal, some of the way I was raised shines through when I'm comfortable, but I will never ever show the people who hurt me weakness.
I'll protect my soft spots with my life, and act how I want to.
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bones - em
to wenny, for i have not known a deeper loss than the one of you.
he says he thinks they found your bones under the house.
and even though you’ve been gone for years,
and i’ve not cried over anything in months,
after he leaves, tears trickle out of my eyes at the thought of you down there,
wondering when someone will come get you.
i saw a video today,
two cats surrendered because their owner was going to a retirement home,
she left a note to describe them,
“i’m the only mother they’ve ever known.”
and you and your sister,
twins with black fluffy fur and big green eyes,
only ever discernible to me,
your little face more triangular,
your fur softer,
a face i’ll never see again,
and fur my fingers will never cascade through again,
the only children i’ve ever known.
i loved you like you were my own,
my kin,
my kitten,
and though you were 5 or so years old,
i can’t help but think of you down there
crying for your mother the way you would cry for milk.
and i realise i can’t remember how you sound.
your bones stay down there,
with the earth,
perhaps the wind helps
roll them into the grass,
like you did over and over.
i want to recognise the work done,
the sun stretches every morning,
and the moon shines every night.
i try hard to believe you’re waiting
on that fated rainbow bridge,
but it should not have been your turn yet,
and for that, i cannot thank the gods
for uncovering your fate.
i did not expect the world
to stop turning,
but i would not have minded
if the clock had.
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