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The cat who would fly (Free verse) by nentwined
Tearing the paper of my face, otherwise so placid--thoughts of a past that's not yet happened; where my kitten frolics, just a memory of this frail thing in front of me; she coughs and pushes towards me, threading her claws through the air; life and death really are this simple.

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Arithmetic Mean: 7.8
Weighted score: 6.4
Overall Rank: 789
Posted: August 11, 2005 1:47 PM PDT; Last modified: August 11, 2005 1:47 PM PDT
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[n/a] <~> @ 167.206.181.179 | 11-Aug-05/1:54 PM | Reply
placid may not be the right word, k. it diminishes the impact of the rest of the otherwise strong poem.
[n/a] Mona Lisa @ 172.214.52.232 | 12-Aug-05/9:01 AM | Reply
Line 6 just affects the whole thing. Otherwise its a peach.
[8] Shuushin @ 147.154.235.52 | 12-Aug-05/1:01 PM | Reply
I very much like the ending - I think maybe too many small words pull the punch a bit.
[8] Dovina @ 69.175.32.104 | 12-Aug-05/7:15 PM | Reply
Do you mean "off my face"?

"a past that's not yet happened" the cycle, the simple thing.

It does seem that simple sometimes.
[9] zodiac @ 212.38.134.51 | 14-Aug-05/1:22 AM | Reply
The best of your recent ones. -9-
[9] Bethy @ 24.222.32.211 | 14-Aug-05/2:24 PM | Reply
MEOW !!! good one...Bethy:)
[10] INTRANSIT @ 152.163.100.67 | 17-Aug-05/4:11 PM | Reply
My first instinct was -ace. then I went and read the other comments. stupid me. I agree with <~>. I disagree with Mona Lisa and Shuush.
[9] drnick @ 24.176.22.254 | 17-Feb-06/8:31 AM | Reply
like the 3rd and last line the best, nice.
[5] Jill Stockinger @ 67.172.190.253 | 15-Jan-07/8:05 PM | Reply
parts too unclear,
i liked the last 3 lines-

with paper of my face- don't use a metaphor if you won't develop it or DId you mean Off my face, as Dovina asked--
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