MOUSE AND CAT

MOUSE AND CAT


I met you and developed
Affection so much deep
That I craved your company
Whether awake, asleep.

I liked you and was jealous
And could not tolerate
That you should look at others,
Something that I did hate.

I deemed this unfaithfulness
And was full of revenge.
Time passed, I grew impatient
That vows we should exchange.

That was not destined to be
One day you parted so
As not to come back again;
Our friendship could not grow.

I wish I had not throttled
Your freedom so much that
You started thinking you were
A mouse and I a cat.


• Written as a quatrain using abcb rhyme and 7-6-7-6 syllabic scheme.

M C Gupta
6 March 2009