Sweet Kitty

"Oh, sweet kitty, why do you roam?" "Alas, my little one I have no home." "Come little kitty, for a bed and a meal." "Thank you dear child, for the kindness I feel." "Eat gentle kitty for sleep will soon come." "But, food without milk, may I have some?" "Of course my kitty a saucer you'll have." "Oh young one, my hunger your kindness can't salve." "I've fed you now kitty, so why bite my hand?" "I need more from you than you'll ever understand." "Soft little kitty, you can sleep in my bed." "On your pillow, I think, is where I'll lay my head." "Poor little kitty why do you purr?" "It tickles when you touch my fur." "Oh! Bad kitty, how sharp are your claws!" "Sorry, my dearie, but there's no need for gauze." "The blood, black kitty, continues to flow" "Don't worry, I'll lick it and soon it will slow." "Now sleep little kitty it's time to turn in." "No rest for me, soon the night will begin." "And what will you do while I sleep next to you?" "I'LL JUMP ON YOUR HEAD AND BITE IT IN TWO!!"
09/17/16 Scare Me Good Poetry Contest

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Date: 10/19/2016 6:42:00 PM
Well done and congrats on your placement
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Date: 10/11/2016 5:31:00 PM
James, congratulations! I'm going to read this to my kids at Halloween, it's creepy
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James Inman
Date: 10/12/2016 12:46:00 AM
Thank you Jeff.
Date: 10/7/2016 11:22:00 PM
It's scarily creative the way you unfolded it. Congratulations on your win with this excellent poem, James.
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James Inman
Date: 10/7/2016 11:42:00 PM
Thank you Afzal.
Date: 10/7/2016 1:58:00 PM
great scary poem stephen
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James Inman
Date: 10/7/2016 2:46:00 PM
Thanks Stephen.
Date: 10/7/2016 1:49:00 PM
Ooh brilliance. You could sense the growing tension. This is awesome. I'll be saving it
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James Inman
Date: 10/7/2016 2:44:00 PM
Thank you so much Phillip.
Date: 10/7/2016 11:30:00 AM
wow James! you took a sweet kitty and turned it around and brought it to a whole new dimension! fabulous work here :) congrats on your placement :)-luloo
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James Inman
Date: 10/7/2016 2:33:00 PM
Thanks for your nice comment Laura.
Date: 10/7/2016 8:09:00 AM
I can't tell you how many times I kept switching "Sweet Kitty" between third and fourth place. James reminds us that one of the most fearsome predators on Earth often appears as a purring ball of cuteness. I would have preferred a longer and more gruesome, twisted tale. Nevertheless, the nursery rhyme style works well in this deceptively cute Couplet. Congrats!
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James Inman
Date: 10/7/2016 9:42:00 AM
Thanks Tom and thanks for hosting the contest. I thought I would take a different approach with this one and use a nursery rhyme format in the form used to teach a lesson, "beware of strangers."
Date: 10/4/2016 3:24:00 PM
hahaha. This doesn't scare me. It made me laugh!! Love it. I just had to see this one before I got out the door. since i too just wrote about kitties!!
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James Inman
Date: 10/6/2016 8:37:00 AM
Glad you enjoyed it Andrea, I read yours. It was sad.
Date: 9/20/2016 6:05:00 AM
I was reading this with a fond heart, then SURPRISE!! hahahaha, you gave me a fright, well done James!
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James Inman
Date: 9/20/2016 8:00:00 AM
Hi Laura, thanks for the read and nice comment. Its meant to give that sit around the fire startle effect like when someone walks up behind you and says Boo!
Date: 9/17/2016 10:44:00 AM
Oh James the ending is quite disturbing - great write for the contest:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 9/17/2016 1:00:00 PM
Hi Jan, yeah, I wanted to capture the cute of a cat as the mystery of its inner dark thoughts slowly are revealed. This could also be viewed as the images in the mind of a sadistic killer such as is often assigned to the big bad wolf in Little Red Riding Hood and other fairy tales, also with a subtle sensual innuendo with the innocence of the young girl and the cat sleeping in her bed and phrases such as, "I need more from you than you'll ever understand." The meaning behind the poem is much deeper than the simple phrasing suggests. I hope it will be read as is, then after reading this it will be re-read with a different intent. Thanks for the nice visit.
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