The Ballad of Roxy (A Foxie Addicted to Coffee)

(inspired by the Larsen cartoon above)

As soon as they leave for work in the morning

I’m up with a start and jump over the awning

All the way into the kitchen to see

Lo and behold: the coffee machine is free!

I chew off my collar in anticipation

The first sip imbues me with swiftest elation

If my owners could know of my worsening fixation

They’d visit the shelter and make a donation

4 straight espresso’s or I simply can’t function

I’ve learned various methods to increase production

I add coffee bean powder to my kibble at night

When supply’s running low it will give me a fright

But I never let supply ever, ever run out

When it’s looking precarious, I give you a shout

See that invoice for last months’ arabica beans?

Placed just in view, with a pawprint unseen

When I smell that coffee whiff, first in the mor’

My art’ries constrict and my heart starts to soar

That gorgeous brown liquid from grinding to pour:

It’s that sweet coffee taste that I love and adore.