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Ich hab Katzen by DarlaSansby, literature
Literature
Ich hab Katzen
Ich hab Katzen.
Immer schon.
Räum das Essen weg,
ehe du schlafen gehst.
Sie dürfen doch nicht auf die Anrichte?
Aber nachts schläfst du. Also räum auf.
Da gewöhnt man sich dran.
Ich hab Katzen.
Etwas klappert. Etwas knarrt.
Etwas fällt um in der Nacht.
Ein Schatten huscht vorbei.
Ich seh's aus dem Augenwinkel.
Es macht mir keine Angst
Ich hab Katzen
diese Federn wären was Schönes.
auf dem Gehweg die Blätter,
knistern wie Aluminiumbälle.
und aus der leeren Klorolle
lässt sich was basteln.
Ich hab Katzen
und das klingt nach schnurren
und das klingt nach würgen
und das klingt nach scharren im Streu
und das sind Pfotentapser
und das Krallen auf Parkett
Da gewöhnt man sich dran
und das vergisst man nicht.
Aber dann war September
und das Schreien kenn ich nicht.
Ich kenn nur, wenn sie nichts mehr fressen.
Herzfehler. Thrombosen. Das tut weh
unheilbar, sagt die Ärztin
wie alt ist sie?
12, sage ich,
sie ist 12
sie war 12.
und das vergisst man nicht
Ich streck die Hand aus, weil
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