The shadow was so black,
I thought it was a cat,
But once in to it
I knew it
No more black
Than a shadow's back.

Illusion is a freak
Of mind;
The cat's to seek.

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Poet: Stevie Smith
Poem: Conviction (iii)
Volume: Mother, What is Man?
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