Black Cat

<p><em>Thank you.</em></p><p><em>For the pain through which</em></p><p><em>I grope my way in dazed wakefulness.</em></p><p><em>The void where my tongue-tips</em></p><p><em>catch the essence of a hungering moon.</em></p><p><br></p><p>A compilation of free verses written over the years in various stages of a young woman's life <em>'Black Cat'</em> is a journey of self-discovery awareness and growth.</p><p><br></p><p>Each poem is a story culled from an existence well savored much like a cat's fabled nine lives. There are tales of lust loss melancholy decay and awakening.</p><p><br></p><p>Author Shirley Siaton gives her heart body and soul to the reader bare-bones with no inhibitions or pretensions.</p>