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Alley cat [179.126]

Alley cat

I huddle behind the blue dumpster,
afraid of shadows that shout my name,
then creep away when the way lies clear
whispering to bricks that do not blame
thoughts of fleeing, my cowardly crawl
to safety where bright lights do not glow,
exposing inner and outer flaws.
There darkness embraces all — yet knows.

© Copyright 2022 Kåre Enga [179.126] (18.januar.2023)

8 lines of 9 syllables, xaxa/xbxb rhyme? but x lines are near rhymes as well.

Earlier version:

In the alley

I huddle behind the blue dumpster,
afraid of shadows that shout my name,
then creep away when the way lies clear
whispering to bricks that do not blame
thoughts for fleeing, my cowardly crawl
to safety where bright lights do not glow
to expose inner and outer flaws.
There darkness embraces all — and knows.