Marty has eaten some of his food so the poem may be false.
Perhaps he is still thinking as a kitten and not as a grown-up cat.
We will see.
Douglas Clark, Bath, England mailto: [log in to unmask]
Lynx: Poetry from Bath .......... http://www.bath.ac.uk/~exxdgdc/lynx.html
On Sun, 26 Aug 2001, Joanne Denton wrote:
> thank you Douglas. I am a cat lover. Well, I love all
> animals, but cats are the only ones I can have since
> I live in a tiny apt. This poem is precious and I
> thank you for sharing it! Love it! Wonder if your cat
> and mine came from the same litter? Joanne
>
> --- Douglas Clark <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > 16. Rebellion
> >
> > I have a rebellion on my hands.
> > Marty wont eat his Whiskas.
> > During the night he sucked up the jelly
> > But he refuses to eat the meat.
> > This is proper cat thinking.
> > He suspects me of trying to poison him.
> > Kittens gobble up the lot.
> > They dont complain.
> > Marty eats his food during the night
> > And if his plate is empty in the morning
> > I often give him a tiny tin of tuna
> > As a bonus.
> > But not today.
> > He wants me to throw away his uneaten Whiskas
> > And there is still a half-tin to come in the
> > cupboard.
> > Nothing doing.
> > I will try and starve him out.
> > But cats always win at these games.
> > Marty is grownup and it is rebellion.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Douglas Clark, Bath, England mailto:
> > [log in to unmask]
> > Lynx: Poetry from Bath ..........
> http://www.bath.ac.uk/~exxdgdc/lynx.html
>
>
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