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RejectionI found this poem on the internet and wanted to share it with you all (thought it was good and sums up how older rescue cats must feel) REJECTION! Rescued kittens, full of fun, The people take their pick And leave behind the older one. She's lonely, so heartsick. She's 9 years old, and every day The people pass her by. Don't want an older cat, they say, Don't even want to try. We want a kitten we can “train” Not one set in her ways. So in the shelter she'll remain For many lonely days. Pretty cats with fluffy fur May get that second chance. But ordinary mogs like her Don't even rate a glance. She feels her heart's about to break, A picture of dejection. And many times she'll have to take This thoughtless, sad rejection. She'd give out all the love she could, You see it in her eyes. If cats could cry real tears, she would, And she can't verbalize. She cannot speak to those that come To choose; she can't appeal. Oh, why did God make animals dumb So they can't say how they feel? Poem © Mary Askew
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 That made me cry, but I am feeling particularly sensitive.A lovely poem but very sad. |
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So very sad, RCR ................. I'd have a house full if I could. |
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Such a sweet yet sad poem...Thank you for sharing it with us. If only more people knew that the older cats are just as wonderful as the younger ones  When we are ready to adopt cats again in several years...those are the type of cats we want to adopt...the older ones  The ones that people pass by. We would be more then happy to adopt them! We plan on doing that someday  |
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The poem must have summed up how Beauty was feeling, that was what was happening with her, people were just walking past her because of her age  At least her last year and 3 months she was happy. |
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That had me tearing up too; beautiful and so sad. When the time comes it will definitely be an older rescue cat for me. |
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Love the poem, but I would make just one slight alteration to a line: "Oh, why did God make humans dumb?" We were offered the chance to cancel our reservation on Boodle when it was found that she was of indeterminate sex - the very thought makes me want to weep (don't believe men who say they don't cry). Kittens are wonderful, but so are older cats, disabled cats, intersex cats etc.  |
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