Cat on a Warm, Soft Lap

[couchgrouch]

Cat on a Warm, Soft LapShe couldn't sleep with those headachesbut there was just too much red tapeand her insurance wasn't gonna payso it never even shocked herwhen her sad old fam'ly doctorsaid it all with what he couldn't saynights when her head began to poundshe got weak and her vision blurredwhat soothed her was the gentle soundwhen her cat curled up and purreda cat on a warm, soft lapfeeling safe and contentthough she did all the talkinghe was her best friendone thing lonely hearts needis the feel of human contactbut sometimes what's better than thatis a cat on a warm, soft lapshe found him in the alleyeating scraps behind Tony's deliand her lap became his fav'rite bedwhen the maint'nance man fixed her faucethe said there'd been some building gossipcos tenants weren't allowed to have petsshe begged him to leave her tabby alonepromised she'd be moving soonand she'd have a diff'rent homethan a dark rent-controlled roomwith a cat on a warm, soft lapfeeling safe and contentthough she did all the talkinghe was her best friendone thing lonely hearts needis the feel of human contactbut sometimes what's better than thatis a cat on a warm, soft lapnow there's a cat in a maint'nance roomwith a bed hid behind some mops and broomsan old lady lies where the rent's still cheapit's even darker but at least now she sleepslike a a cat on a warm, soft lapfeeling safe and contentthough she did all the talkinghe was her best friendone thing lonely hearts needis the feel of human contactbut sometimes what's better than thatis a cat on a warm, soft lap(c)2005 Robert George