cats and dogs and birds, oh my

it’s like screaming on the inside
but the voice is a tad like a cat mewling,
fettering in its own disdain of having yet been fed.
I feel as if, with each deep breath,
the kitten’s claws sharpen on the flesh
of my stomach, and the sound of its tortured growls
seem contrived, and all too yearning.
 
it’s not the same for my mind, I fear.
a tremor there, like a retrievers bark,
and all the while, the sulking pup takes chase
for love it cannot grasp, and beaten sick
it cowers till the echoing fear takes place again.
a bitch pointer backed into a corner.
 
if my brain is a dog, then my heart is a bird.
a fluttering thing locked in a cage of my very bones,
and the cat  tears up into my esophagus with hunger,
and the mutt will only be contented by the cat
it yearns to swallow whole. a mixture of pain
induced by one foul bird that cannot sing
and a set of ribs it cant escape.
 
I fear my feral insides.
a domesticated mess of what she made.
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mystogan
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I don't what to make of this. I felt at different times as if it was targeting different things. I think thats great. Poetry is good when its broad and can be personalised. In this one one found my self personally interpretting as i wanted since you have not given any specific details. I know some poets do that but i think it takes away the personal appeal for readers because they are simply made to sympathise with the reader. But your poem is not like that.
each stanza reminds me of something else. I like how you have taken these simple animals and you have crafted some violent imagery out of them. The cat, the dog, and even the bird seem so cruel. a very odd choice to pick when describing your feelings. Only at the very last line can i possibly comphrehend what it is you are saying overall. And its very good because the poem comes to such an abrupt ending. All throughout i was left guessing as to what you were saying and then suddenly you let slip a tiny detail but it was the last line. No matter how broad your poem was it all ended with that simple line which is an amazing way to end it.
well done

wow... you blow me away with each poem.
i am insanely jealous.
because in my book... well creativity and description are what counts the most, and you really own those elements.
awesome.



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