Rum N Raisin 13 - Return Of The Robber
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He opened the window in much practiced silence
If somebody heard there would likely be violence
He’d been here before and endured quite a spat
For when he broke in he encountered a cat
The cat ran him ragged but he never knew
That things would get worse because ‘one cat’… was two
They’d caught him off guard for he’d come unprepared
But now he’s forewarned so those cats should be scared
So pushing the curtains aside he climbed in
His flashlight, for now, was tucked under his chin
He listened for footsteps which might make him run
And switched on his flashlight to seek out some fun
He didn’t want money, nor high value loot
He’d come to give kittens a feel of his boot
And then in his beam there were eyes shining bright
He told them, “You cats won’t defeat me tonight.
“Last time I came I found cats in this house
Who ganged up on me with an overgrown mouse.
This time, it’s different… I’ve brought a big sack
So soon you’ll be gone and you ain’t coming back.”
Raisin said, “Mister, we’re taking you down.”
The man heard, “Meow” and that caused him to frown
“Don’t be mewing at me you dumb little moggie
You’re getting a home that is chilly and soggy.”
Rum flicked a paw in an ‘over there’ motion
The man with the flashlight said, “Quit the commotion.”
But he didn’t know that the ‘dumb little moggie’
Had mewed, “Turn around… meet our dumb massive doggie.”
In a moment of silence the man wasn’t ranting
And that is perhaps how the man heard the panting
A young German Shepherd is still quite a beast
The man just saw teeth that looked ready to feast
Walnut’s tongue lolloped, his mind in a muddle
How can a man, indoors, stand in a puddle
This quivering human was one tragic sight
But Walnut was good… and good dogs don’t bite
So, yes, he was good but the man didn’t know it
And Walnut decided that he shouldn’t show it
He feigned a mad growl and emitted some slobber
And local police got a call… from the robber!
Copyright © Terry Flood | Year Posted 2023
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