Thursday, November 20, 2014

the stealing cat


The rascal orange and white cat
Stealing food in neighbours' homes
Sometimes she runs away free
With nothing in her mouth
Sometimes she gets chicken wings
Sometimes she gets fish
It is the everyday affair
Until one day like today
She gets hot water on its back
The burning skin and falling fur
Will she learn to be alive?
The stealing cat will learn
As long as the pain persists
When it is healed in months
The rascal cat may forget
The old habits will return
She will go stealing again

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