fight or f l i g h t
she sits, unbothered, when I step over her in the stairwell
but flinches when I brush her leg softly with my fingers
I passively wonder why she learned to fear gentleness more than imminent danger
and is she the only one?
Christina's Musings
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
bracing for impact
The curled white hind paws of my cat are bracing to run or for impact
fight or f l i g h t
she sits, unbothered, when I step over her in the stairwell
but flinches when I brush her leg softly with my fingers
I passively wonder why she learned to fear gentleness more than imminent danger
and is she the only one?
fight or f l i g h t
she sits, unbothered, when I step over her in the stairwell
but flinches when I brush her leg softly with my fingers
I passively wonder why she learned to fear gentleness more than imminent danger
and is she the only one?
unreachable, therefore unreached
A light shining in a place unreachable without effort
will remain left on too long until it burns out
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