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It wasn’t that
Which killed the cat.
Not inquisitiveness in predawn
Hours
When any decent mind
Would sleep.
Not curiosity about rustling shopping bags
Left
Fending for themselves
Whilst humans fetch more from
The car.
But urgent greed
To speed
Through
All nine lives.
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Na'ama Yehuda 
Poor cat… our neighbor’s cat was killed after just a year… he crossed the road one time to many, the lure of our garden was too much for him.
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Yeah, I hear ya … I think that’s a fact, for some cats. Oy. Thank you, Bjorn.
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Oh, this is just so good. And so, so sad. Poor kitty.
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Yeah, poor kitty. Some of them are like that, though, and I don’t know that we can keep them cooped in and scaled back – they find a way, anyway.
And … thank you! 🙂
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I like the way you laid this out, almost like a mystery. Reminds me of musicians and other creatives that get mixed up with drugs. Yet some, like Keith Richards, do it all and are like the energizer bunny, still going strong.
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I won’t jinx him … 😉
But, yeah, almost a mystery … 😉
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True .. human speed through all nine lives without ever taking the time to learn the lessons along the way.
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Many humans, indeed, and a few felines, too … 😉
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This is great. So well done. But, poor kitty.
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Thank you! And … yes, poor kitty … it is based on a real story of a friend’s feline-mess-maker, now angel.
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Aww, that poor cat; hits me hard especially as I’m close with mine. Curiosity doesn’t mean it’s not deadly and that’s true.
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Ah, Lucy, I’m sorry if it hit too hard. It is truth, though, sadly, that some are more prone-to-extinguish-their-nine-lives than others. And, it can be very sad sometimes, even if the reality is that cats come with their own personalities and risk-taking-profiles …
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Even though our village is very quiet and away from the main road, we get our fair share of cars speeding through. But my two are sensible enough to stay in the back garden, away from the road.
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Smart kitties, yours! Them noisy wheeled speedy stinky smoky belching things aren’t worth running after or trying to outsmart. …
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Those bags blowing in the breeze mesmerize me as well, and then I think of the waste and hurriedly go recycle it. Enjoyed this quadrille.
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Yes, yes, yes. I’m so glad that you share this … It is the same with human little ones, the fascination with the plastic … only that we know it carries dangers near … and far. Reducing and recycling are good for all of us.
Thank you for the feedback!
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Poor cat! I’m waiting for mine to be vaccinated so I can let him out, but I hope he won’t feel the need to race through all 9 lives. I would feel it too cruel to keep him in in order to protect him though!
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Yeah, Ingrid, I agree. We have to protect the lives entrusted to us, while at the same time let them by who they need to be, by nature and by personality and by circumstance.
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Love it!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Welcome!
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Wonderfully done, Na’ama. Poor cat, of course, but they do like to zip through life as if they have more than nine lives…
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Thanks, Dale! I think that some kitties are like teens in that regard – they don’t see around corners and they think that nine chances are a lot more than the number actually is …
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Truly…
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😀
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Thoroughly enjoyed this … cats are wonderfully curious!!! Especially when it comes to large empty grocery bags.
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And large not-so-empty grocery bags … 😉
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Your ending made me smile! Sounds like some of us who think we have nine lives!
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Indeed! And I know a few … 😉
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:>)
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🙂
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Clever. This makes me wonder where does that saying come from, “Curiosity killed the cat.” Ok, now I am going to google it. I am just too curious.
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Oh oh … 😉 Ali, be careful to not use up a life! Not sure how many we humans get, but I don’t think it is as many as kitties get! … 😉
(also, if you survive the inquiry, pray share! 🙂 – says she from the safe distance of her curiosity-curbing couch … 😉 )
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