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I Didn't Ask To Be A Stray
~ Author Unknown
With heavy heart and weary paws
I walk the wet streets, shunned, ignored
Thinking of my life before.
Once I had a loving home
But now the cold streets I must roam
Down on my luck and all alone.
Crouching in some hedge by day
Dodging kicks that come my way
Nothing but a hungry stray.
Inside the houses warm and light
Live my cousins - their future bright
While I must cower out of sight.
Can't you spare a scrap or two?
Or a cozy box in the living room?
Might I come and live with you?
I'm really friendly, if given a chance -
So won't you give me a second chance?
Instead of a disdainful glance.
I really wouldn't take much space
I'd wash my grimy paws and face
All I want is my own warm place.
It isn't fun to live this way
No one to love, no time for play
I didn't ask to be a stray.........
Stray Cat
By Francis Withim
Oh, what unhappy twist of fate
Has brought you, homeless, to my gate?
The gate where once another stood
To beg for shelter, warmth, and food.
For from that day I ceased to be
The master of my destiny.
While he, with purr and velvet paw
Became within my house, The Law.
He scratched the furniture and shed,
And claimed the middle of my bed.
He ruled in arrogance and pride,
And broke my heart the day he died.
So if you really think, oh cat,
I'd willingly relive all that
Because you come, forlorn and thin
Well, don't just stand there...come on in.
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