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roadkill: a poem

roadkill: a poem

Posted on October 20, 2023July 3, 2023 by cotyschwabe
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once a cat,
now a carcass.

tattered fur matted to rotting flesh.
alabaster bones exposed,
crushed into fragments.

entrails strewn out along the lane marker,
sticky and congealed.
parts of you traveled on,
even after death,
tire marks leading away from the crime scene
into the night.

all 9 lives consumed at once.

we're all just wanderers in the end
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once preyed on birds,
now preyed on by birds.

lone wanderer who dawdled too close to traffic:
were you feral?
or just curious?

question:
why did the kitty cross the road?
I don’t know—
why don’t you ask him?

oh,
no response.

lived your little feline life—
bounding, pouncing, sleeping—
right up until those final moments
when you met your underserved end.

pinched and crushed between thick rubber
and hard unforgiving asphalt.

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tell me you didn’t suffer—
your pain-laden mewls
bleating into the void,
unheard.

those last few moments,
alone and abandoned,
til your final breath.

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This is a poem from my first book, bearing the burden of existence, available on Amazon.

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Bearing the Burden of Existence
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Hello. My name is Coty and this is my site. I'm an author who used to paint, but now is focused on words and making all kinds of unique books. I love God, my wife, my kids, and coffee - not necessarily in that order. Most of the posts on this site are informational. Thank you for stopping by.

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