and as the boy named gullible, walked away from all he knew
to pursue his destiny with a man he'd never seen before
the questions raced through his mind, they flew
and the black cat swept before
he asked where they were going, he asked him who he was
he asked him why and when and who and asked him so much more
but the stranger kept his council
and the black cat raised a paw
as if the cat saw something, that no one else could see
it hissed and spat, and struck with tooth and claw
it leapt onto the strangers shadow and fought with all his might
and the black cat fought no more
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