Our friends with feathers fur and scales

The ones with or without tails

Give us something special if you believe

And the love they give you can perceive

They give you love with no conditions

They have no unruly ambitions

They wag their tails and bob their heads

They tear your furniture into shreds

They scatter seeds and feathers all around

You’re constantly cleaning up the ground

But still you love them all the time

To give them up would be a crime

They are the children you hold dear

You want them always to be near