She said the cat is going to die,
rib cage not fully formed, and hips broken.
That my aunt should kill it, before it lives to suffer.
And I thought: She's just made a serious mistake:
she is pregnant.
And I felt sad for her child, immediately ...
Summer ... and the timbre of timber,
stripped to bare wood.
The nine lives of cats.
White Cat, new to the family;
and the oldest, Black Cat, that has moved
and traveled and is always separated
from most people;
and then the scrawny youth cat,
literally skin and bones and still so young,
having a single kitten, solid gray,
that is splayed in hips as though broken,
and ribs unfinished, unformed.
And the arrogant daughter speaks
of kill it now, and because it is broken,
malformed, and she literally said:
retarded ...
Grandmother, mother,
two granddaughters,
great granddaughter.
Summer is a female cat,
wanting to claw all men;
shrieks of coming winter.
Yes, I instantly felt bad
for her baby,
still in her womb.
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In a list
A contest entry
- Summer Poem by Mortal.
900 points, ended October 9, 2008, 30 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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excellent~
Very emotional...
And quite the different prompt on this Summer Poem
Very different and unique sis....
Love it..and best of luck in the contest...
I entered this one too..tho mine is completely different than yours..and let's hope so
Do hope you come visit me and read my poem as well
Hugs
Your sis
Susan~~~
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This made me feel very sad and almost frustrated, the feeling you get when you know you should have said something different. Maybe it's the frankness and solidity of your words that makes your peom so poignant. Very emotional. Good luck in the contest.
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I never had any affinity for cats but I do hate to see animals suffer especially at the hands of man. I love the way you tell the story of your experience with this uncaring person. It reveals such a tender heart. Good luck in the contest.
Sincerely,
Leo Long
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This is certainly different.This is what I was looking for, I would never have expected this from a summer prompt.
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Oh, my goodness.
It's nearly like I was looking in a city fence through a peep hole. It allows the reader to see from a more intimate level. Excellent language and portrait with more than the theme... a narrative!
Sad.
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Meow X nine...
Cool little story about a cat stripped of glory... the things we do to those we say we love...
Nice analogy
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oh, my. outstanding. love, lane
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I feel this in my bones, it has the rawness to it
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