A Game of Cat and Mouse

A Game of Cat and Mouse

The mouse wore a gentle brown coat and wiggled its pink nose
It was relaxed eating some seeds and a few pieces of cheese
Over all it had been a very good day and the mouse was pleased
Time to go home to its wife and children and watch some TV

The Cat had very sharp claws much like the blades of a knife
There was no scarcity of victims on that dark and rainy night
There were so many on their way to catch subway home
The real trick was to watch the way they walked and look for fear

The cat stood in the mouse's way and the mouse couldn't miss his train
The cat made it all very plain and asked for his cash and credit cards
The cat made it clear that killing the mouse was the only other answer
The cat wasn't willing to wait very long and the knife blade moved closer

The mouse didn't cower/ tremble or shake/ and stood up on its tiny feet
The mouse was tired and testy/ ornery and angry/ after working all week
The mouse decided that he wouldn't retreat/ that he would simply say no
The mouse opened his mouth and bared all of his tiny teeth/ shiny white

The cat saw a better victim/ timid and terrified/ and tried to let the mouse pass by
The cat saw the mouse stand with it's next victim/ and other mice joined them
The cat suddenly saw so many of them/ and panic began to fill all of him
The game of cat and mouse had changed/ and the cat could be their victim

Soon the cat was gone/ and it was clear/ that one mouse's courage saved all of them