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Time and Tide
ISSUE #12
Author: Viktoria Fyodorova
Time and Tide
Author: Viktoria Fyodorova
ISSUE #12
"The Undead Soul"
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The cat is on a hunt.

He stalks, crouches,

twitches, and watches

that lizard from afar.

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An aroma of dirt, waste, and rain;

a smooth, scaly coat of green,

and a tail as long as a book,

what a meal this lizard is!

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He pounces,

grabs the lizard by the neck,

and shakes it back and forth,

but the lizard will not pass

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for it must return home.

A dark unknown

precious to it

where no cat has ever gone.

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It droops, plays dead

and makes the cat proud.

A gift for his owners,

An undead soul

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actually alive.

The cat readies itself for dinner,

a juicy lizard he caught himself

until his owner tells him to scram.

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“Leave him be! This lizard

has done nothing wrong!

This lizard

is part of nature

like you and me!”

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The cat scurries,

too proud of his catch

to care about that lizard’s

future.

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He takes it to the dining room

and buries it under

the cotton rug.

“My catch! My catch!”

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The lizard escapes,

bloodied and bruised,

the cat right behind.

“Spare me! Spare me!”

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The cat traps it

in the corner,

a dusty environment

where life meets death

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and death meets life.

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Time and Tide
Poetry
Adventure
Short Story
Last updated: Jun 3, 2026
Total word count: 3,470
Total reading time: 16 Minutes
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