The Almighty Fur (pushing 60)

very silly things written about a cat i love very very much

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He is a licker, an attacker; he is after that delectable cadaver.

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He is a Most Majestic creature who Lounges on The shoe. a Paw Folded under his puffed Chest; the Gaze of his Great green Eyes lasers into the Floor, as if to Stab it. Majestically, he Stares, into unknown and probably Microscopic Universes; i Watch him so, Awed.

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To Be gentle, in his picky Eyes, is to have Claws, and to choose, intelligently, what should be done with them.

He shows through repeated injury and apathetic breakage of the human's Outer barrier, that This is How easy the Cat finds it

To Own the owner

They are Predators—but do not forget

How a Predator is gentle

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Sprawled across warm tiles, sunbathing

Black fur ripples under summer's breeze

Forearms outstretched as he stares, solemn

Into the space where his front paws touch

Tail curled round his hind legs, hidden under

A belly full of dinner. A giggle erupts from my chest—

Who does he think he is, the Sphinx?

I bet he doesn't even know one riddle.

Ancient as campfire stories, or playing the fiddle

For anyone, you know he will not stop

My hand lands on his head and he purrs

but does not move. His great silence,

It is admirable. Perhaps one day

I will be

still and calm like the Cat. Though I doubt it.

One beautiful creature is already enough

For the Earth to handle, and I can barely look at him.

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i learn from His Pain.

Feeble constructions inside me Crumble when He is hurt, Damaged.

the Great Almighty from a land i will Never understand, only seek with vigorous Wonder

Why did He choose me? i Ask often.

Trivial. betsuni. neko wa neko da.

i Love Him so.