A "cat" showed up late the other night
Out of the blue
Sitting pretty and easy on a wall
Peeking at me from the catbird's seat
As our eyes meet
From the closest rooftop
Under the cover of darkness
Ebony black with a dash of white
At it's throat
Defiant
Outside the spotlight
A dull gleam
Some creatures aren't what they seem
Shrugged...
Closed the window and went to bed
As my shadow filled my head

It had the temerity to return last night
Same place
Close
Arms reach almost
The same song, the same dance
Eyes following  my eyes 
In the dark
But tonight the presence is strong
Something is wrong
Sitting in the catbird's seat
Waiting 
And inside
My shadow prepares to go hunting

It happened in a blink
Blackness colliding without a sound
Cat on the roof
Boom
Cat on the ground
Wailing like a pig that got stuck by a knife
Once 
Twice
Silence
As the umbra claims another life

This morning 
It was gone
Body and all
Not a trace of an unfortunate “fall”


Shape-changing 
Old-fashioned necromancy
Whatever… 
It doesn't really faze me
The Shadow
That alien creation
The king of intimidation
It has no conscience
No concept of mercy
Simply the unassailable will
To hunt 
Feed and kill 
In defense of and for
Bill

A cat showed up the other night
Out of the blue
Obviously it wasn't you or you
Whoever, whatever 
The simple fact
They aren't coming back

No need to make a row
My shadow
It's the Cat's Meow

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