Love Poem: Strange Case of the Cat With Cancer
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Written by: David Smith

Strange Case of the Cat With Cancer

I was lying on my couch resting,
As one tends to do when you have cancer,
When in came our cat with another scraggy cat in tow.

My wife was the first to notice this scraggy cat,
That had recently started hanging around,
Which I had asked my wife not to encourage.

There was our cat and the scraggy cat,
Right beside the couch just sitting there,
And staring at me.

I freaked out and shooed the scraggy cat out,
Which I now kinda wish I hadn't,
As later enquiries established,
That the cat belonged to a family down the road,
It was very old and suffered from cancer.

Now my wife suggests that our cat brought the scraggy cat around,
To take my cancer from me,
A scenario that leaves one wondering,
As there are more things in heaven and earth,
Than we could possibly imagine.