It Was the Cat

People look upon my skin 
And I know they saw
I look at them and say it was 
the cat
The cats claw 

It scratched me 
Let me bleed red
Their eyes cannot see
What was once there

The story that comes with it
When I tell them it was the cat
I'm not lying 
Because I am the cat

I'm a black and white cat
I'm the one who puts the cuts 
on my skin
Who feasts among the dirty 
rats

I make these marks on me
So that when I look back
I will see
That I was strong
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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