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"Loved and Needed" (by Joe DiMino)
Scary as they are
(Getting into my cats head)
People arent entirely mad (their habits)
(Just daffy a bit) (Yelling at the news
On TV);
Clumsy,
Seldom watching for tails
When they step
(Oops! My bad)
Yet I am well fed
(The picture on the can)
And I do have free run
Of the place (the human
Critter home that is);
With lots of cuddly stuff
(Fake prey they buy menon allergenic but bloodless)
God! Mine sleeps in the buff (Hairlessimagine that!);
Anyway, being around humans
Isnt so tuff; and being a cat
Either lap or mouser
An occasional rat
Is neither class
Above or below;
In fact, whether content or not,
All comes down to atmosphere:
If the creature
Feels a steady stream of love-flow,
Feels deeply needed
Having a sense
Of greater purpose,
It is divinely happy
The acceptable selfish reason
They share their hearts
With us,
And care for us
.
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