The Glorious (True!) Story of My Halloween Cat
– by Savannah Laura
Here’s the true story
in all of its glory
(though it’s a bit gory)
of my Halloween cat.
He was a mean cat,
The meanest I’d seen cat!
A black Halloween cat!
But let me rewind.
I was up late one night.
Pop! On came my light.
It gave me a fright!
So I crept outside.
My flashlight revealed
A cat by my wheel.
He needed a meal.
He looked nearly dead.
He was starving and hurt,
His hair caked with dirt,
But he watched me, alert,
And I couldn’t get close.
He crouched there, subdued,
So I brought him some food
But he growled as he chewed,
And struck at my thumb.
He was a mean cat,
The meanest I’d seen cat!
A black Halloween cat!
But he needed a friend.
The next week I tried
To coax him inside
But he would just hide
Until I gave up.
His neck wound- it oozed.
He’d been badly abused.
But my help he refused.
So what could I do?
I called the pet cops
But he’s smart like a fox
So I put out a box
And shouted, “Good luck!”
‘Twas All Hallow’s Eve.
And would you believe,
When I went to retrieve
It, he was inside?!
You know what came next.
He was very vexed,
So, like a t-rex,
He ripped up my room!
He was a mean cat,
The meanest I’d seen cat!
A black Halloween cat!
But it wasn’t his fault.
I called lots of vets
And groups that help pets.
A great one said, “Let’s
Save your cat’s life.”
It was an ordeal.
He took months to heal.
But he started to feel
Like a regular cat.
I showed him affection,
but he saw his reflection
and voiced his objection
by spitting at me!
That cat was so sly
When I hid food up high,
He found the supply
And shredded the bag!
I touched him! No purr.
But I wasn’t deterred.
I learned he preferred
A toothbrush at first!
He slept on my bed
With a cone on his head.
The neighbor’s cat fled
When she saw him inside!
My pillow, he thought,
Was the very best spot,
So squashy and hot,
So I woke up bent.
It took awhile
But oh how I smiled
When I heard my wild
black cat start to purr.
He is a neat cat!
No longer a street cat.
My Halloween treat cat,
And we are best friends.