1 FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD IN THE CITY hunger and danger chase you all day long And you if you are a city cat chase food and safety Every day it’s a race I am a city cat Today hunger is winning It’s winning by a lot I’m very hungry I check all the usual spots for food starting with the garbage cans on 10th Street There are already five big cats digging in them No room for you the cats growl They do not want to share and I do not want to fight Next I check the bakery which isn’t far from these particular garbage cans But I only catch food there when I’m lucky so not today
The train stations busy noisy and stinky on most days are so full of humans that I can’t get close enough to the places where they might drop food Behind the restaurants where there’s often food all I see are shadows At every café table there’s a human in a bad mood A human who says Go away shoo shoo I’ll have to find a dumpster Dumpsters are where you can easily catch food but where danger far more easily catches you if you are not prepared for a fight I was born under a dumpster in fact A big one behind a restaurant In the city that’s a good place to be born If you’re a good fighter it’s safe and there’s food nearby Most city cats seek out dumpsters when they’re hungry Not me and here’s why Dogs Love Dumpsters Most city cats make short work of dogs Our nails are sharper and we’re faster than they are Even the fiercest dog is no match for a fierce cat My mother who was famous for her city cat ways chased two dogs and three rats away from our dumpster before I was born She was one of the best fighters the city ever had 3
