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Needy?

Needy?

 

I didn't think I was needy

Craved companionship

But maybe I was wrong

I was outside

Having a crafty fag

In the wind and rain

And looked over the road

At the cat on the windowsill

In the warm

And I gave him a wave.

Hope no-one was looking

that would be weird

But perhaps I am needy

and need companionship.

 

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Silly

â—„ Why?

Life in a small cul-de-sac â–º

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Thu 5th Oct 2017 14:30

Delightful. I chuckled.

Join the 'cat club'; impossible not to respond.

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Laura Taylor

Thu 5th Oct 2017 09:32

Perfect little snapshot. I speak to cats inside other people's windows, say 'hello' to them in that mincey voice I reserve for small animals. Needy? Or just mad cat people?! ?

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Duncan McKenzie Ross

Wed 4th Oct 2017 14:38

Nice imagery.

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