Did you hear her crying?
She was just dropped in one day.
Some kid did it. Scuffy little nose picker - more flees than manners.
Held her above that dark opening he did - and just let go.
Down she went, landing in cold, black water - feet first!
Fat load of good that did...

Now she's stuck. Half-well down. Almost drown.
Won't catch another mouse again.
Not cause her fur is rough and mangy
Or cause her bones are soft and sore.
Black water leaks from those eyes
A cold, dark puddle upon the floor.

And so although she eats her dinner
And coils herself around my skin -her
Eyes are wide and she is gone.
Half-well down. Almost drown.
Won't catch another mouse again.
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