oh cruel a cat’s lifebound to relivethe harshest crimesnine times over.no respiteamong park benches,no loving paws ofcaressto end this repetition,strike upon strikeof haunted handson frightened faces,the grim grime ofdirt and bloodcemented into ourminds for nine morelives to come. oh cruel a cat’s lifehelpless in timeof dire need,claws prostrateto tearing out eyes,eyes, brimmingwith loathing,with murder.declawed, untoothed,we…