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Cat in the Box

Alice in Chains inspired

By McKenzie McQuadePublished about a year ago 1 min read
Cat in the Box
Photo by Manja Vitolic on Unsplash

I'm the cat stuck in the box

Litter up my nose, there's a lot

Scratching on the walls

Won't you come and save me?

Meow meow meow meow meow meow

Meow meow

Passed time to feed me

And you're still in bed

If I were out

I'd force a pillow over your head

Meow meow meow meow meow meow

Meow meow

Won't you wake up and save me?

Deny thy bed (and save me)

Get to the coffee maker

Meow meow meow meow meow meow

Meow meow

I'm the cat stuck in the box

I wish you knew what it was like

To have a nose full of rocks

Every time I sneeze gravel flies and I hear pops

Meow meow meow meow meow meow

Meow meow

Won't you come and save me?

Meow meow

Between screams I can still hear you snore

How dare it be me that you ignore

And yet I can hear another company approaching the door

Did you finally get up to pee?

(come rescue me)

Meow meow meow meow meow meow

Meow meow

Something but not you

Is tapping across the bathroom floor

Nails not footsteps

Oh, good lord

If only you had come to save me

Now I wail because something has grabbed my tail and gave a good tug

I'm the cat pulled from the box

If I had thumbs

I would pelt you with rocks

No help from you

I was saved by the dog

childrens poetryFor FunFree VersehumorSong Lyricssurreal poetry

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McKenzie McQuade

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