The Black Cat

[ShaBruv]

its based on the poem The Black Cat
a poem i dug up that i wrote two years ago at 13 years of age,

A bleak, dark and dismal evening,
Through the drapes the moon is gleaming.
My drunken master staggers home,
My paws no longer free to roam,

Master Master, you have changed,
Once so good now you're deranged,

Intoxicated, he walks in,
Full of fury, reeking of gin,
The mad man leaps and grabs my tail,
I scratch him, he lets out a wail,

From his jacket, a knife he drew,
Unexpected, i had no clue,
The master once so good and kind,
Had just gouged me, now i am blind,

Master Master, you have changed,
Once so good now you're deranged,

The following days were sad and lonely,
Underfed, now skin and boney,
Then he came 'twas during twilight,
Seized me, clear he was ready to fight,

My frail neck thrust into a noose,
Extra night so not to be loose,
A break of my neck, that was it,
My brittle body fell into the grit,

Master Master, you have changed,
Once so good now you're deranged,

How it happened, a mystery,
But he was gone, and I was free,
That time spent in a peaceful sleep,
No chaos did that tavern reap,

But this was not my destiny,
For next there came a tragedy,
Once on an eve starry and bright,
A man appeared from the dim light,

Master Master, you have changed,
Once so good now you're deranged,

From the landlord I was bought,
I ran from him but I was caught,
Cruelly handed back I sense,
To a man under the influence

My master's drinking didn't stop,
Wild mood swings, an emotion swap,
The master dislike grew and grew,
Until it was eternal and true,

Master Master, you have changed,
Once so good now you're deranged,

The master took me down the stairs,
His wife arrived, her eyes leaked care,
He grabbed a pickaxe from the wall,
Approached me, casual, standing tall,

I heard the blow but felt no pain,
Below i saw the wife's blood stain,
The ultimate sacrifice made,
My final love now set to change

Master Master, you have changed,
Once so good now you're deranged,

In the wall the corpse was hidden,
The dark cellar, now forbidden,
For days and days he seeked me out,
Revenge in mind, i have no doubt,

The next day brought a house wide search,
All went well 'till master did lurch,
Guilty conscience came into play,
In the cellar i heard him say,

"These cellar walls superbly built",
Then he heard me and with his guilt,
Pulled apart the corpse ridden wall,
There she should, decayed, but tall,

And to his horror, there i sat,
"The dreaded beast" his only cat,
Now he's dead justice served i think,
No more malevolence caused by the drink,

The End


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