BOBCAT

The dying of my mother-in-law. Probably too personal for group consumption, but it is what it is.

 Bobcat          alone             middle of road

 

cars        passing           headlights reflecting

 

       on open eyes.             

 

Pain        fear         deep         concealed.

 

Cat appears pristine                         perfect

 

Inside broken                                       dying.

 

I think of Violet             in bed         unmoving.

 

She appears broken                         dying

 

Inside her soul pristine                  perfect.

 

Cat’s noble strength                 mirrored in

 

                                   unfocused eyes.

 

I squeeze her hand

 

                                   “I love you.”

 

Why so touched by cat in road        facing death

 

so wild                         so alone?

 

Do I see Violet?       Yes

 

Do I see myself?       Yes 

 

Do I see us all?       Yes

 

 

 

 

 

                                   

Reviews

[Donald Meikle]

Great pic great spacing well done!

[Alicia Schroeder]

This is such a beautiful poem.

[emmajoy]

Very sad, very beautitful -

strangely formatted at first sight but reading it three times, using the spacing, I discovered it all made tragic sense. Fear's more often or not reflected in the eyes, pain crouches in their corners, whether creature or human.

'Why so touched by cat in road facing death so wild - so alone?
Do I see Violet? Yes ~ Do I see myself? Yes? Do I see us all? Yes'

Death's the most solitary act ..

[DreamingDingledodie]

this is absolutely wonderful, especially seeing the unconventionality of a poem taken to such an extreme of poetic and thematic beauty. Very well written.

[Matthew Kult]

Hello Zeek,

I was concerned that the format would take away from the poem itself and I was completely wrong. It added to it. I like the view I was given a comparison of life to life, from simplistic animalistic to all of humanity struggling with basics. A fantastic thought provoking write. Excellent work.

Regards,

Matthew

[Cherrie]

what a great job compare'n the two and uniting the struggle of life

[roarke]

Interesting font weight and spacing with the strong expression.

and then, there it is. That moment of realization that encompasses us all. What more is there to add? It is a powerful moment when you can relate one impression to all impressions. We draw these conclusions from the spaces in our lives, as you have mirrored in the spacing of your words. Well put.

[Ed Hart]

strong...touching