[the Writing of Kuypers]
that makes it sound like a blanket
no, what i have felt before,
it is kind of like cat’s fur
it does not hurt you or give way too easily
do you know what i am talking abot
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what it felt like
i think i have felt it before
i think i remember touching it, and it was
well, it was soft, and warm, and fuzzy
but a blanket can only be warm for so long
and it never is long enough to cover you
and the cold air is always getting in
and you can feel the breeze
from where the blanket fails you
what i am sure i have touched before
is giving, and soft, and warm
but it doesn’t give too much
or it would disappear
have you ever felt cat’s fur before?
when you glide you hand along a cat with the fur
it is like silk, it is very,
well, how do you describe itdon’t rub that cat fur the wrong way, though
because that’s when it fights againsty you
it satiates you into feeling that life is good again
and when nothing seems to do that for you
sometimes all you’ve got is love,
i mean, that feeling of warmth and softness
i am sure i have felt that feeling before
i must have
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