The Cat Poet

Don’t let my talk scare you, he meowed.
You are not alone.

Look at all the defeated against the wall,
they have accepted their doom.

Nine lives are not enough
for a coward.

Hell, nine lives are not enough
for brave men or heroes.

Don’t let my talk scare you, he meowed.
I'm quite scared myself,

but, being a poet, I have to put on the face
all poets must wear.