Tyson the Cat

Tyson the Cat.

There was a cat, some years ago,
who liked to stand his ground.
Terriers, poodles, mongrels,
He'd fight that type of hound.

I'd watch as dogs raced up to him,
barking fit to bust,
he'd just turn to face them with a snarl,
and they stopped, a bit nonplussed. 

This was not expected, 
not part of their plan.
cats were supposed to run away
not act like a hard man.

The ones who still went forward,
he'd attack with tooth and claw,
and pretty soon the one who ran
was a canine on withdraw.

The word spread far, and travelled wide
a legend he became.
A cat that fought the enemy,
should be in the hall of fame.  

But with all such notoriety,
there is a price to pay,
and soon the dogs were queuing up,
eager for the fray. 

They came from far and near
to test this feline superman,
and to see what he was made of
was the overriding plan.

I lined them up and weighed them in
as someone had to do,
they each would go three rounds with him
and then they would be through.

They all tried hard to beat that cat,
in a fair and fearsome fight.
But they all failed as I knew they would,
He was solid Kryptonite.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Austin Avatar
March 29, 2016 at 10:57 AM
You have a great kitty. All of mine, and there were plenty, have been cowardly - saved me a lot of doctor bills. I like this good stuff. Congrat, daver
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March 29, 2016 at 8:13 AM
Hey Deric :) - I welcome you to Poetry - Soup :) - Thank you for your first poem, I look forward to many, many more in the future :) - Have fun, meet many "poet" friends :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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March 26, 2016 at 2:53 AM
Deric Barry, Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT
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March 26, 2016 at 12:32 AM
Thank you both for your welcome. Nice to meet you.
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March 25, 2016 at 6:14 AM
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