Not Me Two Cats and a Mangy Dog
the rain fell
outside
dogs and cats
Sunday
was late in coming
rolled over in bed
played dead
until a red
long haired cat
named Fred
sat
on my head
and my face
turned red
then a stray
mangy yellow dog
named Yellow
decided to play
with me
chased Fred away
and decided to stay
his body heat
was hot
and I rolled over in bed
until a cool fat black cat
named Frank
chased Yellow
outside to the riverbank
Frank the cool fat black cat
started to scat
at the top of his range
at the edge of my bed
his blues
went straight
to my head
then Yellow and Fred
returned
with guitar and bass
and played backup
to Frank
while I played the bed
to save face
it was all
going swell
until my neighbors
who didn’t like our chops
banged a different tune
on the wall
and called the cops
they broke down
the door
and took away us four
along with our instruments
less the bed of course
into a paddy wagon
we sped
it was in a cell
with a cot
that we realized that we were hot
to trot
and started our prison band called
not
me two cats and a mangy dog
Copyright © Rudolph Rinaldi | Year Posted 2013
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