My life has been ruined,
Because of one small mistake.
I smashed my jaw in the river,
How could I not? There was no escape.
I was renamed Crookedkit,
Which brought me more misery.
My mother had done it,
It was her fault.
I will never be the same.
The happy kit in the nursery,
The playful kitten who did dares,
The nice cat who let his brother be deputy,
The one who listened carefully to elders' tales.
Gone.
All gone forever,
Swept away by the river.