Existential dread
Tighten and paralyze
Compulsive soothing
Fear of unknown
Embrace darkness
Lean into terror
Mere mosquito bites
Perspective rendering
Many realities
One death
Ego dissolution
Loss and gain
Flow forward
Pack up this life
Leave the extra
Drop the pain
Choose wisely
Only love
Can be carried off
Into the afterlife
Rapt with attention,
Slight movements draw the eye.
Activities endless,
Passing moments astound.
Vicarious delight,
Perched at the sill.
Curious kitty,
Tail twitches with anticipation.
Big wide eyes,
Narrow pupils a sliver.
Desire tauntingly close,
Glass cleaves separate worlds.
Television for kitties,
The world is a show.
Dimensions unknown,
Peep through a window.
Cold little paw,
Pressed against my lips.
Fleshy beans test,
The beating of my heart.
Giant ears swivel,
Pick up every sound.
Attentive and responsive,
Sensitivity abounds.
Face full of fur,
Sweet smells of comfort.
My precious little baby,
I whisper loving secrets.
These outbursts bore me.
Typical patterns emerge.
Jigsaw puzzles of pathology.
Frankenstein’s disgrace.
Crudely constructed imitations.
Burning effigies grotesque.
A mob formed against me.
Torches threaten and excite.
Imagined intimidation.
False threat clear as day.
Martyr her corpse.
Paint over her features.
Feed me your hatred.
Transmute in my belly.
Spit fire to spite them.
These dull human creatures.
Thoughts confused,
You’re all mixed up.
Think up lies,
But I stay steady.
Paranoia persists,
Demonic ideas ring true.
Perfunctory perfection,
It’s all an excuse.
Armored walls,
Tear them down.
Though fearful and exposed,
Don’t confine yourself.
Place me high above,
Taller than the rest.
Forget I’m here.
Dust accumulates.
Object not human,
Don’t eat, sleep, or shit.
The air grows stagnant.
Atrophied lungs shrivel.
Just die already,
Useless to the rest.
Immobilized and ignored.
Languish on a shelf.
Foaming mouths,
Bruising wrists.
Homing missile teeth,
Targeting throats of captors.
Locked up,
Chained down.
Pushing on pressure,
Corked bottles in eyeballs.
Broken chains,
Slave masters.
Sleep soundly no longer,
Shackled in a mansion.
Royalty from heaven,
Worshipped on earth.
Kiss the paw,
Pay your respects.
Knowing and mysterious,
Possessed by magical sensitivity.
Fiercely self-protective,
Honored by care.
Meet her every need,
Love her sincerely.
Service and purpose,
All for my cat queen.
Constantly glitching,
Troubleshoot parameters.
Internal functions not fixing,
Crack open the case.
Hardware looks fine,
Slightly dusty in parts.
Thorough cleaning in order,
Busy satisfaction.
Error messages abundant,
Programming is off.
Who built this device?
Rewire the mind.
Well-oiled machine,
Slip ups nonexistent.
Coded by gods,
Reformed by technicians.
Set a trap,
Lie in wait.
Capture love,
Contain beauty.
Forest creature,
Delicate limbs.
Step wisely,
Skeptical bait.
Snapped ankles,
Death sentence.
Sensitive soul,
Languish quickly.
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