I've lived my life like a cat
Being pet by a stranger;
When something I knew nothing of neared
I arched my back hissing in a sneer
Hoping it would just leave me alone,
And I'd just stay inside wide-eyed,
Clawing my claws, running from
Window to window, they being
My only way of knowing there's
An outside, a world where I wouldn't be
Trapped physically and mentally.
I depended on others to feed me
As I was a helpless thing.
How could I being afraid of everyday
Every day do anything? Someone like me,
A failed attempt at bravery-
Nothing like a Leo,
A scaredy cat
Who shook like a leaf or a tail
Depending how agitated, worried
About a mundane half-shat possibility
Of danger via anxiety,
Live for myself when my life
Would rather have been assaulted by mindful mindlessness?
I've tried to shine by my own growl,
By my own existence and presence,
But there's never enough horoscope
Reassurance to convince me
I could be king of my own jungle.
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Ribbons: A Random Assortment of Poetry
PoetryRibbons, a collection of poetry stemming from days of the author's life. Ribbons details the anxiety, pain, joy, love, hate he felt in each memory. It's kept in chronological order, each piece was placed as it was finished, (with some exceptions) as...
