Thursday, January 19, 2012

Nursery Cat

 
Nursery Cat

Changeling. Shape Changer. Shifter
from
father to
black
cat
seeking
night-time nursery visits for
nameless
bedtime act.

Cat eyes gleaming.
Evil soul.

That cat stole
into my space.
Shared my
place.
Touched my face.
Icy claws.
Then
left
tears.
Raw, dark fears.

I am a Changling.
Shape Changer.
Shifter from happy to sad
Daylight to dark
Confident…then not.
Heaven then hell.

All is not well for that
child who time
shape-changed to a lover.
Then, a mother
and who will now
and forever…and
still be
a changeling child
stalked by
that…
wild
black…
nursery cat.


Eileen Schuh, Canadian writer www.eileenschuh.com

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