The "you"'s are all the men in my life, brother, father, husband, son and
lover.


A Cat's Life - My Nine Lives



Nine lives.

The first was my
Childhood,
But I died,
When you died,
My life wiped away
With your blood.

My second
Was being a
Naughty schoolgirl,
Tomboy to sexpot,
Causing angst,
And horror.

A third life
Began in an
Ancient country,
Embracing the world,
Amazed by the new,
But too young,
To judge.
Swept away by
Your hypnotic eyes
And urgent touch,
I bore you my son,
And you used him,
To blackmail me,
With your
Ever-present,
Rage.

My fourth began
Back in England again,
Escaping your spit and scorn.
I started once more.

The fifth was nursing you,
Till you rose again.
Four years I gave you
With no regrets.
At last caring for
The only one,
Who had cared for me.
But you wanted
Not to be a burden,
And found immortality.

My sixth was
Struggling alone,
After you had gone,
Supposed to take charge,
Supposed to remain,
All alone again.
Fighting to pay for life,
Fighting to survive.

And now the seventh
Began with you.
A meeting tricked
By fate,
A soulmate
For all seasons.
Your soft lips,
Always smiling.
Each slice of life,
Shared with you,
As sumptuous
As your Grannie's
Chocolate
Cake.

I still have two more,
In reserve,
Like good, oaked wines.
We shall see,
If I'm a cat or not,
If nine lives
Have been given me.



Poetry by Esti D-G The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2005-12-09 at 13:46

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BlueyedSoul
Exquisite, just awesome. I simply loved every word.

~BlueyedSoul
2005-12-14


Zoya Zaidi
Estiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! Iam awe struck!
Such an allusion to the cat's nine lives?
Yes! you have suffered and fallen and risen again, and again, brushed the dust off and started afresh, so much pain so deftly dealt with...hats off to you!
My friend...Wether you have nine lives or not, you I believe will pull through and emerge triumphant, just as you have done uptill now!
((((((hugs for the courage to survive))))))
I am marking you as my writing friend! ok?
2005-12-13


Teala
What a unique poem--very good, and well-put!
2005-12-13


Albert
An intriguing work the more I read it, the more I understood it and then I had to read it some more. A very nice personal write.
Regards
Albert
2005-12-09


lastromantichero The PoetBay support member heart!
hi there a beautifully workedvinvective on the lives given a cat woven into a bitter sweet comment onto the experiences that maKE YOU STRONGER WELL DONE ESTI HUGS MIKE
2005-12-09



wonderful crafted poem ,,I liked it from start to finish you get a very well done from me..Eddy
2005-12-09


penfold18
This is a beautifully written insight to your life Thanks for sharing it with us Esti :-))
2005-12-09