Pat the Cat
That’s what they called me.
I never understood why.
Did I walk stealthily across campus?
I don’t think so.
Was I mysterious in my quietness?
Didn’t try to be.
What cat-like qualities did they see?
Did I move with powerful confidence like a Black Panther?
Doubt it.
I was a terrified freshman.
What did they see?
Even now I wish I new.
"Black Soil" Living 
Is the new instead of ‘knew’ deliberate?
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Sarah, thanks for catching that. No it was not deliberate. I meant “knew”. But “new” does cause intriguing thought.. lol
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I like the way you used cat as a morphology here
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