USER #030066

[passio]

Black-as-can-be cats arrive a-pair,
Up on a rooftop, a plaintive eve,
And on the tips of their pointed tails hung
A wispy crescent-moon, looking hazy.
'O-wah, good evening,'
'O-wah, good evening!'
'O-wah, o-wah, o-wah!'
'O-wah, the man of this household is bedridden.'

A poem by Sakutaro Hagiwara, that I heard once from a friend. It seems things have calmed down since #FFFFFF arrived, but I wonder if that's the end of it.

How is everyone's literary analysis? I think we should be prepared for more mysterious messages, and maybe there's a way to prevent it before it gets bad.

Comments

#0000E6

[pursestrings]

can i just fail the test now or nah

[passio]

There's no test.

What do you think it means, to have the last line of the poem mention a sickness?

[pursestrings]

this sounds like school
i think it means dude is sick & thinks cats can talk

[passio]

Maybe cats can talk, and he's just sharing with us what they said.

[pursestrings]

uhhhhh
okay
but why do the cats think he's fuckin sick then

[passio]

That's a good start. What do you think the answer is?

[ okuyasu didn't know he was signing up for poetry 101 here!! surprise!!! ]

[pursestrings]

cuz he's seeing imaginary cats that are also doctors
i don't fucking know dude

[passio]

...that sounds pretty cute.

It's nice to have fresh eyes on it.

[ he's not... unaware... of their respective stances here... but he's trying to be nice. ]

[pursestrings]

ok i'll bite
what do u think

[passio]

Hmm. I don't think anything.

It's just a little eerie, to me. Don't you get that feeling?

[pursestrings]

bullshit u don't think anything
ur posting about the doctor cats for a reason

[passio]

I just wanted to share it.

But... I guess the writer used the doctor cats as a voice because he felt trapped. Poetry is a good way to get your feelings out, when something like that happens.

[pursestrings]

oh wait is the dude writing about himself
i didn't get that

[passio]

Not necessarily, but that's part of interpreting things, right?

"The man of this house" could be anyone. The writer could be one of the cats, too. What do you think?

[pursestrings]

nah it's gotta be the sick dude
i'd bet on it

[passio]

You sound confident. Why?

[pursestrings]

cuz if he feels like shit it makes the most sense

[passio]

I agree with you, but I guess we’ll never know for sure. I’m pretty sure the author is dead.

[pursestrings]

ah shit really
that sucks
got u to agree instead of asking more questions though

[The real(???) goal, obviously.]

[passio]

Was that your plan?

[ is he asking another question to be sassy or is it sincere? who knows! (it’s sincere.) ]

[pursestrings]

yeah definitely
the whole time

[passio]

I'm sorry to have hassled you with questions.

It's just interesting to get another opinion.

[pursestrings]

u posted this dude
don't start saying sorry now, that's weird

[passio]

Then... thank you, for humoring me.

[ is that better?? he's not sure??? ]

[pursestrings]

u always thank people for talking to u?