They should not have left him there alone,
Alone that is except for the cat.
He was only nine, not old enough
To be left alone in a basement flat,
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this.... is sad i really feel pity for the cat and the ending is quite intrestin
Really an interesting story, well articuated and nicely brought forth with a tinge of humour. A beautiful creation.
My sympathy with the boy and also the poor cat! The boy was terrified and tried to drive away the cat.But the cat was killed without the boy intending it so.The boy was more terrified and the fear grew bigger in his mind.
Due to Andrew Mayers, we are able to read this extra-ordinary 9 syllables poem about a 9 year old boy who is left with a cat, I know that a cat (in stories) has 9 lives. Truly extra-ordinary poem 5 Stars full. Thank you so much Andrew!
A dark and poignant poem well crafted and executed.
My English teacher made us make a comic about this poem :) haha- it's a little gross to tell your students that they must draw this (one of my classmates have an animal ^b^se trigger so that's even worse) Anyways, I personally think that the poem is *alright* but please keep in mind, don't ask your students to draw poems about topics like these
My friend laughed her head off when she read that the cat died
I was also about 12-13 when I was given this poem to study. My mum was horrified, but it is a great use of words and let me on to love English and study language.
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