The Cat's Eye

Who am I to deny

what is seen by the cat’s eye?

Through the darkness

of the night

where we may run in fright

and despite

what we cannot see, it is there

The cat knows.

The eye, the velvety eye

cut through with an empty black slit

The cat’s eye.

It ripples and it grins

all-knowing, ever-seeing

always watching

she sees.