quotes from a book i refuse to stop writing #? - balloons and cats

“i like being pointy, sharp. it means that nonsense; much like balloons, will POP at my touch, when i need them to.

it means that i cut through things quickly to get to the

POINT

i am bored of weakness

and i am tired of chasing mice. i am a cat after all.

a very weird cat that's been trained to walk on a leash,

and come when it is called.

but a cat all the same.

i have purposely maintained my claws, to hurt for the right people when the time comes. i am a clever cat,

i can sheath the claws too, because sometimes balloons are fun. and most people, i have found do not like to sleep with thorns. but i can find comfort on this bed of nails, and in order to live the life I have chosen,

i have to trust someone will be as sharp as i am and see the fun in the POP like i do.

seek a bed of tipping balance,

seek the bed of nails,

seek to scratch

to get below the surface,

like i do.

yet be strong in ways that i am not,

so that when i scratch too hard -

they don’t bite back.

some people like it rough, like bark,

But i am not a dog,

i'm a cat,

i meow,

I purr.

and i’m pointy.”