I was told to write a poem you see, A poem of Suessical proportions I was told to write a poem, just me! So here's my verbal contortion: A cat on a mat Is quite silly But the cat Chose to name the mat "Billy" Billy the friend, There till the end Until the both Left for Chop-Suey Chop-Suey for Billy and Louie (The cat, with the mat named Billy) On a weekend in March Both felt quite parched And afterwords, felt rather "flue-y" "This won't do," said Billy to Lou As they sat inside the house When all of a sudden Cute as a button Out from the wall, came a mouse Zip-Zop-Zibbidy-Bop The furniture came a crashin' As Louie chased the mouse To a shop in Manhattan O me, O my! Said Billy Starting to cry For he was all alone "Do not fear, O mat, my dear For I can call by phone."