The Raggy Cat

                                                                          THE RAGGY CAT

All his fur is matted

And his bodies skin and bone

Surviving day by day

Unwanted and alone

Sleeping in an old greenhouse

Access by broken pane

Eating birds and mice that he's caught

Or scraps found in a lane

He used to live with an old lady

But then the old lady died

Her family didn't want him

So he was cast aside

He still stinks about his mistress

He was her little boy

She sit and stroke him for hours

And throw his cat nip toy

He used to sleep on her bed

At the bottom by her feet

When she'd come home from shopping

She always brought a fishy treat

Every night a tin of tuna

Or a packet of fresh crab sticks

Was his supper every night

Finished off with lips then licked

From high up in a tree canopy

Watching the black cars now leave her place

The saddest expression on show that day

Was on on his kitty's face

Out in all bad weather

Snow, rain and wind

No one spares a thought for him

How could they be unkind

It's been so long since he's gave a purr

Or rubbed on someones leg

To strangers he makes a pitiful sound

All he can do now is to beg

He'd love to be a pet again

A sleep on some ones knee

All curled up by a fire

is where he longs to be

Reviews

[Matthew Kult]

Dreadfully real

Good Read

Matthew

[George David Hope]

Thanks for the review. Glad you liked it

[Matthew Kult]

You are welcome

Matthew