My coat is furry, <br />I am lazy, <br />I will wake up, <br />when I’m hungry. <br /> <br />Everybody's sleeping, <br />warm in bed, <br />I sleep on the floor, <br />this isn’t fair! <br /> <br />My time is slow, <br />I’m going out, <br />I’ll be back when I want, <br />where's that mouse. <br /> <br />Gather in the streets, <br />its another war, <br />us cats and dogs, <br />are ready to brawl. <br /> <br />We chant our song, <br />we meow so proud, <br />the dogs begin to bark, <br />they bark so loud, <br /> <br />They run at us <br />we run at them, <br />they use their teeth, <br />we use our heads. <br /> <br />A dog bites my leg, <br />I screech in pain, <br />I scratch at his eyes, <br />he cowers away. <br /> <br />I lay on the floor, <br />I cant even walk, <br />I have to get home, <br />so I start to crawl, <br /> <br />Leaving the battle, <br />I hide in a bush, <br />I don’t make a noise, <br />In case I am caught. <br /> <br />I look into the field, <br />I see my friends, <br />all being hurt <br />some already dead. <br /> <br />I make it home, <br />the vets I go, <br />stitches I have, <br />and lots of strokes, <br /> <br />they love me, I love them, <br />its a shame they didn’t know <br />my dear friend romeo and miss juliet, <br />the mismatched pair.<br /><br />Gary McPhail<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cat-11/
