Poem 1

Darker and darker the night yields,

Bordering the lines of my vision as

I grasp for a light, hazy mind frantic.

Twitching whiskers, flicking ears,

Nose scrunched and eyes burning.

My escape is feeble as I scratch

At a surface until light breaks

Through at last, my breath

Becoming faltered again.

Daytime blares from the

Window pane, concealed

From shadows of figures.

I sheathe my claws and dart

My gaze upwards, gray-blue

Fur prickled with honest fear.

I saw people. Many of them.

Blinking once, my paws

Kneaded the cold floor as

They all stared back at me.

...

The one who set me free

Shifted and tilted her chin

At me, lilac eyes wide.

A person behind her spoke,

With an emotion I couldn't

Decipher rolling off his tongue.

"Why is there a cat here?

Isn't this supposed to be

Some sort of killing game?"

I did not understand the

Language he spoke of.

So in reply, I shook the

Dust off my coat and

Walked towards him,

My ocean eyes shaded.

He drew back, magenta

Eyes narrowed with

Haste and mistrust.

"Hold on now, is this

Cat like Monokuma?"

Silence rang through

The stilled air like

A flock of birds

Ready to scatter.

...

Another person piped

Up, his light gray eyes

Widowed and just.

His voice was calm,

Like soothing waters

Rushing to dusted

Grains of sunlit sand.

"Wait, I don't think

That's the case."

I still could not

Determine the

Words leaving

Their lips, though

They sounded odd.

Breathing shallow

Yet heavy, like their

Backs heave stones

That sink and rise.

My tongue became

Shackled, I was

Unable to speak.

They carried on

With that cryptic

Language they use.

My stifled gaze

Turned distraught.

I noticed a door

And quickly fled.

...

"Oh great, I think

We just frightened

Off the poor cat."

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Character Key (Based on Eye Color):

Lilac- Kaede

Magenta- Kaito

Light Gray- Shuichi