Muffin

Muffin’s Story

Muffin was 8 weeks old, and her Mum was giving her a wash.

“You are a fine cat Muffin with your black fur and white paws”.

I am going to send you to the pet shop, for someone to buy,

Your sister went and was sold straight away,

“I will not be sold “said Muffin,

“ I go where I am needed most .’

“Only people who love cats who will buy you”,

“You will be loved you can be sure of that!!”

“Now goodbye Muffin, here come a bus, get on that”.

“Mother cat won’t you miss me?”

“I will, and I won’t.”

“Mother cats don’t love their kittens once they have grown”.

 Muffinwalked  through gardens then climbed a big tree,

  With a flock of birds in it.

But she had no urge to kill,

“Oh, pardon me” she said

“I am trying to find a home “

 The birds flew off, and Muffin spotted a cake shop down the way,

 A lady came out with a load of cakes.

She had curly hair and a lovely face,

She threw the cakes into the bin

“I wonder where she lives, I will get into her car “.

 But she couldn’t find it, so she snuck in with the cakes,

Surrounded by a sweet sugary smell she nibbled the icing off a bun,

“I will get her next times she comes;”

 She had a sleep her white paws covered in pink crumbs.

 She was giving them a wash, when a boy’s face looked in,

“Who would throw a cat in a bin?”

Muffin hung on tight, her paws around his neck, and her motor turned on high.

Thatnight the lady said;

“I don’t like the way she stares “

“She wants too much from me “

“I will give her away. “

“ I go where i am needed most ” Muffin said and walked off stretching her legs.

 She saw a girl with black hair walk into an old folk’s home.

“”Hmm” said Muffin,”

“She can take me home,” so onto her shoulder she leapt.

“Oh, “screamed the lady, “you flamin crank of a cat “

“I will take you home to my son.”

 He looked into her big green eyes and saw the love he had waited for;

A voiceless love steady and pure,

And for ten years they kept each other company,

But the time had come for him to go away

 Where would Muffin choose to stay?

“The last thing I need is another cat “, Pop declared,

“I have” Claude Monet,’ he isenough for me.”

But Nan bent low and scooped Muffin up

She wrapped her in the softest toweland put her in a cupboard

“There, that will be your bed “

  AndMuffin slept safe and warm.

Nan died, and Pop had had enough,

“Right Muffin you are going” he said

  The next time Muffin tripped him up.

He took Muffin to Retta and he said, 

“If she gives you one ounce of trouble bring her back.” 

And she ate my chicken Kiev out of the pan

And did a wee on the stove,

“Back you go” I said.

 But she stared at me,

“I will not leave, you deserve love.”

“But before I go, I have two more people to meet “

“But I can’t meet them, unless you understand,” 

“That your son is to hurt to trust you again.“

“Let me meethis children, and buy me a dolls pram.”

And wouldn’t you know;

 She looked into Hunter and Romeo’s eyes as they rocked her to and fro

 And Hunter made ribbons and tied then in a bow.

“Now it’s time to be a memory “.

 She died in the garden as bees buzzed,

 full of love.