Local Cat Lady isn't Here for You
An ode to cat womanhood
“...being a cat person is not only cool but an entire aesthetic.”
Ilana Kaplan, Vogue (2021)
Never trust someone who hates cats,
What they hate are enforceable boundaries
Secured by tooth and nail. But I say
Do not touch me uninvited.
Do not ask me to come when called.
Do not love me with conditions.
I am of myriad qualities: unapologetic
independence, unabashed playfulness,
unhindered affection. I am worth
loving my purr and respecting my scratch.
I am a companion with personality, a
worshipable deity, a belly rub with a bite.
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Thank you!
If you're interested in more of my poetry, check out my illustrated poetry book, All the brooding flowers!
About the Creator
Day 4 of Quitting
If this is how sobriety feels, maybe it’s better to go through life a little buzzed… this, along with other hits like, I want to kill myself, I wish I was dead, and I’m going to throw myself off a bridge have been the only thoughts on rotation these past few days. I promise myself that if, in a month, I still feel like this (‘this’ meaning despondent, full of rage, and simultaneously numb) I can go back to smoking. Until mid-February though? Nicotine is off the table.
By sleepy drafts5 days ago in Longevity
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