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Drunk Boy and the Hungry Cat

A boy named Bill began boiling the blood of a black cat A cat called Claudia who came for his food Fiesty and ferocious was the feline that was famished And generous and glorious was a girl named Greta Who gave good guidance, and made good feta For the family, and the feast, and the feline she fed But behold, Bill, her brother became belligerent and beastly Who wallowed in his whiskey, and went as wild as western warriors Went for the knife, and knew that he could kill the kitty Who meowed and mourned for the milk in his mother's oh my To tell the truth, Tommy the tiny toddler took a tormenting turn from Bill and begged him to stop Stop the staggering stunt of a stupid man A man who mainly managed to make a mistake with the putty tat Who purred and persuaded poor people to provide its dinner daily Devilish and demanding and greedy was the glistening ghoul With evil eyes and ebony fur that fluttered up when frightened for Bill blacked out, and butchered the bad stray Startled were his sisters, and sobbing were their sons Bad Bill became bluntly crazy and crashed the cozy party Partly for the poison he pumped in his brain A bottle of brandy, and a bottle of whiskey Willing to worship the wit of a worm Shameful and shattered was his share To be continued.......

Copyright © | Year Posted 2007




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