Cat as trophy

When my children were young, years ago

My daughter's black cat was her pride and joy

He was used to going wherever he wanted to go

He owned the house and was a pugnacious boy

He ran into a raccoon one night

That was wandering through the yard

This unwelcome trespass led to a fight

And the cat let down his guard

He suffered a nasty bite on the neck

After sewing it up, the vet installed a collar

So that, at the stitches he could not peck

Now unable to defend himself he could only holler

“Do not let him go out”, the doctor said

But one night when I was alone

It was late, I was ready for bed

In my boxers, waiting for my wife to come home

When suddenly the door blew open

The cat was gone, as fast as you could please

No time to dress, I followed to my neighbor's bushes grop'en

Under his teenage daughter's window, bent down on my knees

Then a car approached, to my fright

It was his daughter and her boyfriend, Oh glory!

There in my underwear, in the car's headlight

Thank God, the cat had the consideration to stay and back my story

Reviews

[willweb]

I'm surprised he stuck around to help. my cat would have lifted his nose in the air and walked away as if it didn't know anything. : )

[Soren]

Thanks Will for the read and comment.

[JD Major]

...Funny, I like this on!

[Soren]

Thanks JD I appreciate the read

[Gee]

Nice piece of storytelling in poetic verse.
My brother had to cats, one called flap the other astrophe :)
Like the title

[Soren]

Thank you so much for your review and comments

[Samuel Dickens]

Ha ha! I'm sure glad you were saved in the end by that very special cat! I imagined a horrible end to the story, and didn't expect the humorous twist, but the day was cleverly saved. This is a great accompaniment to my morning coffee.

[Soren]

Thank you so much for your read and comments. I too didn't expect the ending at the time. Hence the anxiety. Thank God all things work out for the best.

[AJNJ]

This was a fab and funny narration at the end. I hope you had a good explanation hahaha.

[Soren]

Thanks for your review and comment. Yes the cat was my explanation but I didn't hang around long.

[AYVID N]

So the cat was found and all's well on earth. I just love all cats in the world and can't bear anything happening to any of them.
You narrated the story so well. It was quite troubling to read about the cat's injuries and I hope it recovered well. Cats do have this compulsion to run out so I'm always on the guard and don't let them out or they get into trouble. I loved the humor and the awkward situation at the end. That was hilarious!
Thank you for sharing this very entertaining poem!
I'm thrilled we both thought of cats today, my friend. 🙋‍♀️

[Soren]

Thank you so much for stopping by and reviewing this piece. Have a nice day.

[AYVID N]

It was my pleasure!
You have a nice day too.