Who let the cat out?
Sleep did.
Sleep lifted the lid.
Let it roam
the alleys and backstreets
of the mind
rummaging through
memory’s bin;
Look what the cat
dragged in —-
half-buried scraps,
dead rats,
old what ifs.
Who let the cat out?
Sleep did.
Who Let the Cat Out?
John Malone 
Yikes!
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Lol … it’s our old friend, the Id that surfaces during sleep and gives us nightmares apparently; like the cat who brings in all sorts of unpleasant things from a day on the rampage 🙂
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Well said
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Have you ever had a cat and called it Id? I like the concept of sleep being a rascal releaser, a *cough* can of worms opener…. a sort of Pandora’s Box hasp breaker.
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Lol; love that pun, Worms: you’re in good form tonight 🙂
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Sure does seem that cat is set on stirring up trouble. I know mine certainly is.
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you got that one right,Bob 🙂
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A touch of feline cleverness. Love it. 🙂
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thanks Hobbo 🙂
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Some of what it dragged in probably is useful.
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yes, we all need to confront our demons from time to time, Neil and work at overcoming them —
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Words murmured half-said, sleep may claim it won’t say a peep, but you can’t keep your feline hid. 😉 great fun this one.
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thanks, K; it bounces along 🙂
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CATS!!!
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yes, they can be a trial 🙂
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Old what-ifs are the worst.
That cat should be caught.
Very creative, John.
Enjoyed it! 🙂
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very difficult to catch this cat 😦
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Love it! So true. What we keep caged during the day is let out to roam our mind at night. Our fears, our dares, our escapades, the zombies of memories dug out of shallow graves are all there for us to face…
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Wow! you say it well, Shaily; zombies: a perfect metaphor 🙂
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Bag some of it up and freeze it for leaner times, you might get a thank you. =^..^=
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now there’s an idea 🙂
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