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Strays (Free verse) by ObiWonKn
Your mother warned you not to feed the stray cat
From down the street
Who always stood outside the screen
Of your sliding glass doors
When
she wasn?t looking,
You?d pour warm milk into a glass bowl
Open the
screen
For the cat to step inside
I wonder if you were thinking ?bout
that cat
Last night
When the creeps were creeping in
Your bedroom
window
Feels like a nightmare but you are wide-awake
Sitting up in your
bed wiping the sweat away
This isn?t the first night,
Is it?
They come
to steal your soul
Because they believe you?ve gone astray
What will
happen to them?
Who decides you?re really ?saved??
Will they leave if
you tell them to?
Is there a pill you can take
To help you sleep it all
away
Last night, when I checked on you,
I KNOW you were still awake
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