the cats meow

you run and laugh 

and fight like I do 

Is it true? 

are you fearless like the wind 

quick as a hawks wing 

hyena laughter 

half pistol, half moonflower soft 

howling if not singing 

at the swinging moon

do you dream? 

do you dream of dying too? 

or of running in place 

everyone else is 

so close behind,

but never catching up

because independence

 is everything 

and my loneliness

is the cats meow

i’m not afraid to be alone 

or am I?

i feel see through 

i wait for you to notice 

how much of a coward i am

you poke at the thin walls 

i feel fragile and small 

and i hate it all 

watch me bite your head off 

watch me bark and howl 

and laugh at my growl

im better than this 

i don’t dress to impress,

but i won’t look like a mess

and i refuse to digress

somebody’s gotta 

take me seriously 

because i sure don’t