Picture I took of Retro
Retro is art. She's a white canvas with black and an orangey color splattered on her. Then to top it all off, a light green jewel that is her eye. Around the time that she was one, she was attacked and lost her right eye. By what she was attacked, no one will ever know, but it's something that haunts me every day. Now there's just one eye to look at, That one eye always sucks me in and once I get captured in it, it's pretty much impossible to escape. That eye holds so much emotion and it's almost like she passes it down to me, because I start hurting. There's pain, fear, and a strong desire. Then there's her meow. It sounds almost defeated. In her meow there's hopeful hopelessness that makes you want to try, that makes you want to fall to your knees and surrender. She wants to be heard and seen, but doesn't know how to react to attention. She wants to be loved, but doesn't know how to be.
This should be a poem. Beautiful specific imagery. Her one eye is haunting. (The photo is not posted--perhaps try again). Even without the photo, this is incredibly vivid.
ReplyDeleteI loved the way you described your cat. That'll be really interesting to see the picture and how the cat looks like now. The way you say that you don't know what attacked your cat just seems like a really interesting mystery.
ReplyDeleteYou have great descriptions, really creating clear pictures and at the same time making your words sound beautiful. I'm sure your cat feels very loved by you even if she might not be sure how to take in your love :)
ReplyDeleteThis kind of reminds me of the story we just read in English, "Am I Blue?" by Alice Walker. It brings her point out so much further, that animals can share the same emotions a human can. She talked about Blue's (the horse in the story) eyes, and how much emotion he put behind everything. This was beautifully written, I'm excited to see the picture later on.
ReplyDeleteI understand your connection between you and your beautifully described cat, my dog is very old and maybe not cute so less people are interested in him but he will alway come up to me for the want of affection.
ReplyDeleteIts really sad how your cat's was attacked and only has one eye. I could really feel your love towards your cat and very emotional.
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