Unknown monsters wear friendly faces
As she dons her favorite disguise
At night while prowling shadowed places
Glowing golden, yellow eyes
Taking on a different challenge
Becoming another for awhile
Learning how to create balance
Roaming round as a feline
Discontented with-her own life
She found herself now, living nine
Cuts the old out with a dull knife
Fancy feasts and paradigms
Wild and free she wanders daily
While new adventure wait for her
Hot tin roofs and dim lit alleys
Midnight serenades in purrs
Singing soothes her savage beast
A sweet young girl appears again
She curls up on her bed to sleep
With wild adventure in her veins
About the Creator
Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Comments (8)
Amazing! That opening line is so powerful!
Great description of a very mysterious animal known as the cat.
That was great!
This makes me think of the comic about the witch that turned into a cat to get someone who loved her.
Powerful nature poem!!! Love it!!!❤️❤️💕
I like that point of view with the environment.
This is a wonderful poem, packed with delicious feeling and freedom, Kelli. I especially loved the lines - As she dons her favorite disguise At night while prowling shadowed places Glowing golden, yellow eyes That pic is incredible too! Did you create or find it?
I love the feline metaphor used in your poem.