Adopted it without a thought
Because I knew not what it was
Indeed, I needed it not
Losing it would be no loss
But laws of effect and cause
Effected that our paths would cross
By its blue eyes I’d be drawn
Should I, or should I not?
I paused.
Embellish the thought.
I hadn’t felt like that before
As enchanted as a tot
Bent and stroked its furry coat
Can’t be wrong, I wanted more
At my heels it skipped along
Till we came to my abode
Should I let it through the door?
Cute thing rolled onto the floor
Aaaw!
No need for thought.
Thus began our symbion
I and it at beck and call
Bit by bit I saw it grow
Beat by beat my heart enthralled
But then thick becomes the plot
Nights became a dreaded fog
Waking terrified each morn
Fur upon my face and throat
Gosh…
Who would have thought?
Those blue eyes sufficed no more
Fear and doubt had gripped my soul
So afraid of night I was
Two red glows I thought I saw
Till there came that fateful dawn
I awoke as one who’s clawed
Saw my blood upon its paws
It or I, twas either or
It pounced,
No time for thought.
What ensued was deadly brawl
Fist and paw with blood being drawn
On and on with fatal force
Somehow it, not I, would fall
So I dragged its lifeless form
Out the door across the lawn
In a hole its carcass dropped
At last, my heartbeat slowed
Peace.
Cherish the thought.
So back to my house I walked
Shovel shoved across the porch
Sat inside with back to wall
Closed my eyes, my body sore
It was over, it was gone
Strangely though, I missed it so
Looking back I self-consoled
Maybe less is really more
I’m safe.
Or so I thought!
Heard a spluttered wheezing cough
Up I jumped in horrid shock
There before me as before
Its blue eyes. Implored.
Maybe I’m just lost in thought.
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K-Nine © 2013
Thinker, Poet, Gospel Hip-Hop & Spoken Word Artiste
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