You hit me
with news that squeak
like rats. Escaping.
I eye each one of them,
fighting the instinct of an inner cat
inside me.
I can’t.
I just can’t chase
every word you throw at me –
there’s too many of them
for one little me.
I’ve been given a choice
that wasn’t one after all,
so I escape too –
like the colour from a rosebud.
I know I have to leave
and drain all presence of me
into the river that’s
you –
been poisoned with other colours already,
and no matter how vivid they once were,
they are dirty brown
now.
But I’m staying pure.
White.
An antonym of this messy situation.
I’m done,
leaving you to lick your guilt
sparkling clean
yourself.
– Chatty Owl –
Very catty Chatty! Proud and independant!
Such strong images. Well done.
Thank you…
Tragedy averted. She writes again… Do owls find some pills tough to swallow? “Bitter” done with visual eloquence
Once again, i cought a poem by the tail as it was travelling through me…
Awesome poem my sister…your words deliver a clear concise message!
Thank you, dear! x
A faintly bitter aggression. Sometimes we don’t get to choose. We just survive.
You’re right. Sometimes we dont get to choose. How lovely to see you here.
My my, bitter indeed but then again some of the best things in life always are, especially the ones that start out the sweetest!
Yikes I’ve been slacking on my WP reading, can’t believe I missed this one!
Thats ok, i’ve been slacking wp myself! Always something distracting me from being on top of things over here! Glad to see you stop by! 🙂
Loved the rosebud line – nice to hear from you again!
Its nice to be back. I have a lot of catching up to do though!
You are brilliant at using stark imagery and associations that grab the reader Ms Owl.
Been ages since we last spoke. Bitter was the word best to describe how i felt at a time too. Anyhow. Thank you for a kind comment.
Stay in touch Ms Owl. You grace the world.
I will try.
Hugs.
Such an emotional poem that captures the strengh and frailty of bitterness. It is always a pleasure to read your work.
Thank you dear. Means a lot to me. Thanks for stopping by…
Its always a pleasure to see you stopping by. The best compliment ever.
So many incredibly played and positioned words and feelings to choose from in this writing my friend. Such an ending with ‘leaving you to lick your guilt’ … such words and such raw emotion.
Thank you. As always, everything sounds better in my head than on paper. Then again, i havent found where to buy that talent everyone is talking about hahaha
Raw is the only way to be..
You have captured all the unpleasantness of arguments which have no real benefit for those engaged. Nice.
Thanks for stopping by, John. Means a lot to me. And after a dry spell of not writing, im slowly making attempts.
Your “attempts” are better than others finalities.
Flattery. But i’d gladly bask in it today. Thanks my dear.
you make bitter delicious, dear owl
Paul, you always say the best thing. Thank you, dear.
A transformation of an owl into a cat is tough to digest. 😉
You have a vivid imagination – try!
wow. beautiful writing, sucky situation.
Thanks dear. Its all good, just enjoy the words! A visit to your blog is long overdue from me..
YES baby YES!
I press like button for the poem, not for the situation (if it is real)
Just enjoy the poem. No bad situations here 🙂
Can’t help but wonder what dust bunnies lies in corners of this flat with rats and cats 🙂
I know. I have a house full of magic animals that only gather dust lately.
For some reason, the first part really stood out to me. I love the whole thing but the words being rats and you the cat, trying to stop the nature of the chase before getting overwhelmed. I’ve felt that. Really really cool. 😀
Oh honey, thank you! Its been ages since i wrote anything. Dry spell hahaha will reply to your email soon! X
Yay! Thank you! 😀 😀
Drum roll, the seducer of words and reader has returned. Adored this especially that middle stanza, welcome back lovely ❤
The middle one is my favourite too. Thank you, honey… Nice to see you visited me x
Smiles…good. I always will visit you sweety, have no fear. ❤ xx
A powerful come back. Love it. Every single line!
Thank you. I struggled with few lines as always!