Stray

She was a wanderer
A ferrel stray
An awkward blunder
A grave mistake

Living in shadows
Sensitive to light
Unable to grow
In the dark of night

Full of self pity
The saddest story of all
Nothing more than a kitty
Too proud to crawl
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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May 6, 2018 at 7:00 PM
A very endearing poem, Anna.
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