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Ode to Clouds, Kittens and Cake
Lovely Poem. Honest. No Need for a Content Warning. Honest. Inspired/challenged by Heather Hubler!
As I sit back in a comfortable chair
I let my mind wander, in the chair
I daydream of clouds in the sky
I daydream of clouds way up high
As I sit back in that imprinted chair
I let my mind ponder, Sit and stare
Clouds mean rain, rain means refreshment
Rain also means torrential drenching
The heavens opening up and saturating
The earth below and everything on her
*
As I continue to sit, restlessly in the chair
I let my mind wander, ponder, in the chair
I daydream of kittens down by my feet
I daydream of kittens sitting so sweet
For a time, they are cute, cuddly and charming
Before they start miaowing wildly, so disarming
Then come the claws and the ripping of flesh
All fur, big eyes and a psychopathic love of inflicting pain
Take your fish and get out of the house, feline!
*
As I still sit, a little clawed and ripped up in my chair
I ponder, as I still there, dishevelled in my comfy chair
I daydream of cake, because cake is sweet and cake is love
I daydream of fluffy sponge, chocolate icing, carbs are love
Cake brings me joy, neverending joy, my belly feels full
Cake is the one true good, nothing could taint it
Unless
It's cake that has been laced with a diuretic or laxatives
Then the effects of cake are less joyful, there's less positives
Cake laced with poison, is worse still
For instead of sitting with a belly so full, or pissing or pooing until I'm empty
I'd be lying in a coffin, ready for the fires to consume and cook me til I'm ashes and no more
***
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Author's Notes: Well, if you wanna know the story behind this weirdness, take a look at Heather Hubler's latest, excellent, gut-punch of emotion piece, ruination, link below and look at the comments section. A call to arms was given for a poem about clouds, kittens and cake...
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About the Creator
Paul Stewart
Scottish-Italian poet/writer from Glasgow.
Overflowing in English language torture and word abuse.
"Every man has a sane spot somewhere" R.L Stevenson
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Comments (8)
lol! I love the direction you took this poem. OMG! I was laughing out loud. I'll have to check out your little challenge with Heather, but this was....stellar, pal. The ending... Can't stop giggling!
Bahahah! This made me happy. I don’t have cats but like watching them and anything about cake man and I am THERE!! Lol! Really enjoyed this randomness too. I’ve not read the comment to Heather yet. Swell job though! 😁😆
Oooo, a poison cake. Imagine someone asks me what's my favourite cake flavour and I say poison. Lol. I'm gonna start doing that. Loved your poem Sir Paul! 🍩🥐
A favorite prank among junior high schoolers: "Hey, wanna piece of chocolate." (Ex-Lax, that is.)
That took a turn, as expected 🤣🤣
Well, you rose to the challenge well, Sir. Not that I'd expect anythng less. And this is is why I prefer pie and dogs. Clouds are kinda' unavoidable.
Bahahaha!!! That went to shit fast...literally. Ahh, I have my work cut out for me as you even threw in some rhyme!! Thanks for the smile and laugh :)
I mean, perhaps I need to go look before commenting, but I am wondering if the point was to be, you know....fluffy and soft and non threatening?