The stray cat strangler
There once was a time
(It's been frequently said)
When the cats of the alley
Where often found dead
Caused not by disease
Fleas or starvation
Not dead form exposure
Or e-maciation
The poor feline creatures
Would always be found
Carefully positioned
Stone cold on the ground
With no sign of bite marks
They were never found mangled
Close observation
Revealed they'd been strangled
Their heads hung limp
For their necks had been snapped
There was fur worn away
Where hands had been wrapped
Other than that
There were no damaged features
But the question remained
Who was killing these creatures?
Murmurs told
That lurking at night
Was a grave-looking being
Which remained out of sight
It scavenged through trashcans
Fighting off rats
To find decent food
To provide for stray cats
It lived for these felines
No regard for itself
Eating mildew and mold
It deformed from poor health
Rarely sleeping
It would constantly strive
To care for these cats
And keep them alive
The cats were too many
And though it did try
It couldn't feed them all
So they'd starve and then die
To watch the cats suffer
Drove it insane
For it cared for these creatures
Understanding their pain
To prevent their slow death
Of diminishing health
It devised the idea
To kill them itself
It thought to drown them
But all cats hate water,
Crushing their skulls
Was too gory a slaughter,
Without a revolver
An axe or a knife
It would use its own hands
To rid them of life
It would hold them
And stroke them
Then clasp down
And choke them
With a gurgling sound
They'd squirm and they'd flail
'Till each body went limp
Right down to the tail
Though covered in scratches
That stung as they bled
It never let go
Unless sure each was dead
Though distraught and ashamed
Of its death causing clutch
It strangled each cat
Because it loved them so much
It sobbed as it lowered
Each innocent frame
Rotting in misery
Tortured from blame
A stray cat strangler
Was what it'd become
Consumed by the hatred
For what it had done
With few cats left
To care for and feed
Would the purpose be served
For such murderous deeds
But soon it was realized
All was in vain
For of all the stray cats
Not one now remained
It now faced a horror
From which it couldn't hide
So with its hands round its neck
The cat strangler died
Current Mood:
cynical