Black Cat and Blood

<p><em>Thank you.</em></p><p><em>For the constancy. The mundane.</em></p><p><em>This strange little taste that leaves</em></p><p><em>a parched throat half-open.</em></p><p><em>In expectation.</em></p><p><br></p><p>A collection of free verses written over the years in various stages of a young woman's life <strong><em>Black Cat and Blood</em></strong> 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><p> </p>