Cat History In Eight Stanzas

Tom said to his kitten: Don't hunt! It's hard work! Leave hunting to others and don't be a burk Watch me and heed me and later admire We'll slink to the future - a far distant fire There sat some bald apes - one cooking some meat Fur clad and thick bearded and great hairy feet Tom stares at the bald apes - wide eyed and miaows They throw him a meat scrap - the kit just says "wow" Did I just see that? Blind luck or a trick? Why did they feed you? They must be so thick? Tom cat said just listen. I have a great plan We'll domesticate bald apes to better catkind We'll make them build wheat farms then store all the grain To attract vermin rodents - our staple buffet Breed bovine and ovine to fill up our bowl Carved wood then ceramic then hand made with gold From stone tools to bronze craft to iron we lead The wheel and the ploughshare makes sure that we feed Mud huts to brick houses to keep us bone dry Wood fires, coal boilers - to cold say goodbye We'll make them cat worship - a pyramid scheme Then reinvent printing - cat posters supreme Electrics and TVs and PCs - the net Cat websites and movies on YouTube - no sweat Then rockets and spacecraft to aim for the stars But somewhere warm thank you - it's real cold on Mars They might have big brains but what's better than clever Is ruling the clever - forever and ever And when we are settled in their mortgaged homes With sofas and cushions and beds for our thrones And though we are fed, we'll go back to our roots And stare at them wide eyed - miaow to be cute Entry for "the love of kittens" contest 7th January 2017