ZAC

ZAC ATTACK

You were highly bred, a show cat

We rescued you after use by date

With your female companion

From life in a cage

You lived with us for ten years or so

Noble as a lion, as our best friend

Maybe you were too well bred

What with many an ailment

Born stoically

We loved you for your beauty and loyalty

Snuggling up in bed without fail

Pushing your wet nose against our faces

Then you got asthma

And one day you heaved and heaved

We took you to the vet

Who gave you the wrong medicine

Then it was all too late

Your respiratory system collapsed

You were put to eternal sleep

And we cried and cried

We buried you under the trees in our garden

With two little sandalwood gods

To protect you in your next life

And then look upon us

Who will never forget you

Until the day we also die