Collective Guilt (Me and The Black Cat) EDIT 1.02: Kolemath, A. R., River Notch.

[kolemath]

Hey, PDS.  Great work with contrast in this one. I like the use of the object pronoun in the title too. My only issue with reading is the comma placement. Shouldn't the comma come after the first comparison? 'we are good like god," ? that or the comparison should be fully parenthetical: 'we are good, like god," ? that or cut the commas?

a few other observations below...

Me and The Black Cat (Still wise, free, and safe in our remains)

We are good, like God
unique with a special purpose does 'unique' equate to goodness?
like Satan. is satan good? might 'righteous' be better as followers of may consider him so. plus it's more of a religious word.

We have rights, like King
dreaming up righteous mandates this comparison is  spot on, both parties believing in their own 'righteous mandates' (and have the right to do so)
like the Klan.

We are free, like Gandhi 
to rage against the bourgeoisie did Gandhi rage?
like old Mao.

We give hope, like Jesus
keeping faith in cult personalities this comparison works well too...this idea of 'keeping faith' would work will with the satan/god verse too
like Manson.

We still live, like Buddha cut 'still' ?
waiting for our rebirth
like a fool. strong closing

I love poems with ambiguity! Just make sure each case of ambiguity fits? -Kole