A Cat Is A Cat --- BYO2023 ---non-writer---

They're all kind of alike you know? And in the dark they're all grey anyways.
I like the dark. I live in the dark, not for no reason.
When you see but your eyes only see shadows.
When the streets run like dark grey veins under a roof of distant life signs.
Like little static fireflies.
When light is the shadow of life.
I am a cat. I see in the dark.
Can you? If not you must be different?
No cat at all.
In every cat I meet I find a difference to my own catness.
That means no cat is like any other cat. And my title is a false statement.
But it is true.
How do we resolve this?
A cat is a cat. And the only cat I know for sure exists and is a cat, is me.

I brought my own cat.


The End

a reply to: FurPerson

You captured the madness of cats perfectly

a reply to: FurPerson

S/F A cat once ate a carrot?

a reply to: JJproductions

A cat once tried really hard to eat a carrot.
Like an ass being led by a carrot on a string on a stick.
Always in sight, always out of reach

a reply to: FurPerson

I have to put the key board on my lap.
There is a cat on my desk,
unperturbed.

a reply to: FurPerson

A fine and fun, yet factual feline fable, FurPerson.

a reply to: FurPerson

Hold on! Was it this kitty?

a reply to: JJproductions



a bag of rofl for that one

a reply to: SprocketUK

Yes, like hyperintelligent toddlers with claws and superpowers. I love the little [expletives].

a reply to: FurPerson

Having six former ferals around our place and some of them sleeping with us, this really resonated with me. Cats can be 50 feet away from you, hidden, and to them, you two are together. You can call and call, and they must be feeling sorry for us that we're so unaware that we can't sense them as they can us.

I don't know what's up with me lately. Seems like I "hear" all prose as a tune. This one plays very well in my head. Maybe 4/4 time.

a reply to: argentus

Music is Sophias conveyance

This is very nice I like it.

I'm a secret Cat person .

a reply to: asabuvsobelow

Not any more. ;o)

a reply to: argentus

(ᵔᴥᵔ) That is fur sure (ᵔᴥᵔ)

a reply to: FurPerson

Reminds me of this song!

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Double post

a reply to: FurPerson

When light is the shadow of life.

I am no cat. Sorry.
But I can quote the wisdom of the wise:

I took another step, and suddenly a tide of information surged through my brain. It was all to do with darkness research, a subject I had never studied in any detail. All at once, I felt I was an expert in that field.

‘So tell me,’ the professor demanded, ‘what do you now know about darkness?’

‘Oh, it’s all quite simple once you rid yourself of the preconceived idea that darkness is merely the absence of light,’ I was astonished to hear myself say. ‘You have to learn to treat light and darkness as energy sources of equal status.’

‘That’s just the trouble,’ Nightingale put in. ‘The thing is, darkness has such a bad reputation. People always associate it with unpleasant things, but it’s simply another – albeit darker – form of luminosity. We need it quite as much as we need light. Without darkness everything would wither and die. There would be no sleep, no relaxation, no energy, no growth. Night gives us the strength to withstand the rigours of the day. Haven’t you ever wondered why we feel so refreshed and full of energy after a good night’s sleep?’

‘To be honest, no …’ I felt ashamed. I was so concerned with the ultimate problems of philosophy that I’d never asked myself that simple question.

‘It’s because of the darkness we’ve taken on board. A nap during the day is no good at all – you tend to feel more lethargic than ever, am I right? Darkness is pure energy. Your reserves become depleted during the day. You burn them up, grow weary, and have to sleep some more. In the dark you accumulate fresh strength, and so on… I’m convinced that a person who only lives at night need never die.’

Moers, Walter. The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Blue Bear: A Novel (pp. 166-167). ABRAMS, Inc.. Kindle Edition.

Edit:
I disagree with Nightingale about naps. Naps during the day are called "Cat Naps" for a reason. Lethargy may result for monophasic sleepers who nap, but not for polyphasic sleepers. He's been in the dark too long me thinks.

originally posted by: argentus
a reply to: asabuvsobelow

Not any more. ;o)

lol Well so be it .

a reply to: asabuvsobelow

lol maybe you should change the '32nd degree' to 'no longer secret Cat person'?

We all know now anyways. Once it is out of the closet/bag there is no way to put it back in anyways.

a reply to: FurPerson

I shall wear it like a badge of honor.