Is It Fair
Is it fair that birds get hunted by cats
And cats get hunted by dogs
In any case …
For days and nights Sammy was after a stray cat
And Doggie remained his loyal accomplice
Over the week the cat suffered bites on its back and leg
Eventually found refuge among the rocks next to the stream
Stephen said we should let it be
The cat would turn into compost eventually
But BJ our neighbour and I
Felt we could or should do more than wait
Protected by my thick shirt and leather working gloves
And armed with a net BJ waded to the cat’s hiding place
I held ready my precious Filipino straw basket
Lined with Doggies’ blanket bought by Aunt
The cat refused to be ‘rescued’
Preferring to go his natural way
As BJ finally grabbed it by the scruff of its neck
He was greeted by stretched out limbs and nails
Quickly we shoved the cat into the basket
And covered it with net and Doggie’s blanket
It was past seven and all clinics were closed
Teamed up by Eva BJ’s wife we drove to Emergency
Stray cats though it may be
I opted for all treatment possible
Our dogs had caused the misfortune
And it’s only fair that the owners paid
Jimmy the young vet kindly gave me a discount
On filling the form I named the cat Charity
