A Tale of Two Kitties
She is a kitty that wanders the street.
The other cat, looking exactly like her,
now happy, has tuna and chicken to eat.
Only one kitty has reason to purr.
The other cat - looking exactly like her -
she has to forage and sleep in the rain.
Only one kitty has reason to purr.
Unlike the house cat, the street cat feels pain.
She has to forage and sleep in the rain.
To be with a family is her desire.
Unlike the house cat, the street cat feels pain.
She longs to be cuddled, curled up by a fire.
To be with a family is her desire.
The street cat looks into a window one day.
She longs to be cuddled, curled up by a fire.
From inside, the house cat looks out at the stray.
The street cat looks into a window one day.
The window is open, so what might ensue?
From inside, the house cat looks out at the stray.
Two cats so identical. Nobody knew!
The window is open. So what might ensue?
The street cat jumps up as the house cat jumps down!
Two cats so identical. Nobody knew!
The house cat feels free, and she runs toward the town.
The street cat jumps up as the house cat jumps down.
A child appears, and the street cat he sees.
The house cat feels free, and she runs toward the town.
The street cat, once nervous, will soon feel at ease.
A child appears, and the street cat he sees.
He says to that kitty, “You’re so dirty. Why?”
The street cat, once nervous, will soon feel at ease.
The boy picks her up; she feels suddenly shy.
He says to that kitty, “You’re so dirty. Why?”
The street cat is purring. She’d never done that!!
The boy picks her up; she feels suddenly shy.
The boy says, “Time for a bath, Queenie Cat!”
The street cat is purring. She’d never done that -
That cat once forlorn that had been on her own!
The boy says, “Time for a bath, Queenie Cat.”
The REAL Queenie cat is now lost lost and alone!
That cat once forlorn that had been on her own,
now happy, has tuna and chicken to eat.
The REAL Queenie Cat is now lost and alone.
She is a kitty that wanders the street!
Written Oct. 3, 2016 for Eve Roper's Pantoum Poem Contest
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