At midnight, snappy,
A shadow, sable,
Appeared at the window;
Tapping, twisting,
Tapping, gazing,
Like a cobra it coiled
And vapoured
Like the steam
Over a cup of coffee.
Oh, it was my Fear,
In its body,
Of beating a cat.
It had sat in my mind
After I got to know
Prophet said:
"Don't hit the cat."
It was my Fear,
In its body,
Of beating a cat.