Cat

A tiger-coloured cat sits
with a smile on her face
that only comes from secret
knowledge. Scattered around
her are many white feathers
and the cockatoo is missing.
Like me, he is now formless,
a ghost, and the accusations
fly but do you blame the cat
for being true to its nature?
Or do you blame yourself
for leaving the cage open?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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De Beaulieu Avatar
November 20, 2016 at 10:44 AM
Hello Phil,Sometimes the blame could be on the person leaving the cage door open. Or the cat could be lucky to get the bird. Depends on the situation. Anyway I enjoyed your poetry.
Sands Avatar
November 6, 2016 at 7:39 AM
Good point Phil. I once tried to feed a parakeet that got out and hurt my knee trying to save it from my cat. I failed on that and took responsibility myself for the situation.
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