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?
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, ...
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