I have a cat, a pet of sorts
Who\'s friendly as can be
He will say hello to anyone around
As far as the eye can see
He made friends with a dog one day
A strange thing to behold
And it got me wondering
What the other cats thought
When they saw them both alone
Was he a traitor to his own species?
A feline to despise?
Or was he just something that needed
teaching
To stick to your own kind
And so I observed my little furry cat
And noticed he began to change
He\'d come home with scratches
And injuries
With bites I could not explain
He seemed depressed
And slightly afraid
And it was a sad thing for me to see
For my cat had always seemed so alive, footloose and fancy free
But now he\'s become a timid thing
And will hardly leave the house
Instead of being his carefree self
He is as timid as a mouse
And as for the dog who became his friend
I see him from time to time
And there\'s something diminished from him as well
As if he\'s spent time quietly crying
And the other cats in the neighbourhood
Pay more interest to my home
Because no one likes a collaborator
When the news tells you who to scorn