Black Cats

I’m puzzled.

You can see it in my face, can’t you?

Traditionally, black cats were lucky,

especially if they could be persuaded to

cross your path.

Now they’re unlucky.

No one wants them,

not even to cross their path.

So, you can see why I’m curious

as I wonder what happened

to bring about this change.

Did they, ever catlike,

decide not to co-operate

with the path crossing business

and turn tail to scarper

in the opposite direction?

Or maybe stand their ground

and snarl

and spit

and bare their teeth

like fearsome demons.

Perhaps that was it

or perhaps it must always

remain a puzzle,

a curiosity.

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