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Tramp Poet Senior Member
since 2000-01-06
Posts 754Could Be Anywhere... 
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Scruffy and Pinto There is a Pinto colored tom cat lives across the street in a garage with many patches. His entrance a gap between the doors his territory fiercely protected as he basks, guarding his domain. He is a cat of means, you see a roof claimed, defended as his own shelter shared only with occasional female. Human owners of garage bring food once we saw enough to last a week sometimes there is naught; yet he stays. His nemesis, a street cat we call Scruffy several social levels beneath evident by the fellows poor appearance. This smelly, unwanted interloper makes several assaults per week in vain attempt to get inside. Pinto fights with abandon protecting what’s his from invasion no doubt, defending his way of life. The old ideology; preserve the status quo can’t lose that which we have achieved to some unwashed, foreign invader. Scruffy, for his own purpose never seems to tire of the assaults perhaps, simply a case of desperation. Wanting, envious of Pinto’s “security” willing to fight for that roof and the occasional human concern. Have and the have knots revisited war of ages in micro-display yet indicative of ageless struggle. Are we any different, friend? Do we not defend what is ours with the ferocity of the cat next door? Survival versus security life and death the struggle remains escalation and retaliation. In the end who survives? Who has security? Who lives, who dies... when life is reduced to war? |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Sometimes we just tie ourselves up in knots, don't we? I don't think humans are very much different, I would have to agree. Great writing, Daniel! Denise |
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ellie LeJeune Member Elite
since 2000-01-10
Posts 4156King of Prussia, PA USA |
Daniel; This is a wonderfully written analogy of the horror of conflict, and the consequences thereof...Ellie A friend hears the song in my heart, and sings it to me when my memory fails. |
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pegasus111 Member Elite
since 2000-07-27
Posts 2219ocala, fl, usa |
Daniel...wow!! what a stunning piece..Bravo!! the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost |
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Moon Dust
since 1999-06-11
Posts 2177Skelmersdale, UK |
Very well written and thought out. Makes me think were not much different to animals. Life has got to chnage, Nothing stays the same, Soon it will be time, For me to move on. |
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