Have you ever wondered what went through Jemima's mind as she saw the other cats treat Grizabella so horribly? By the way, don't kill me for the relations I write about. It's just what I think it is.
Why?
Why?
Why do they treat so badly?
Just because she's old…
And not as pretty as the others?
That doesn't seem fair
She is the oldest next to Gus
And can give us insights
She must have a lot of knowledge
How else could she have lived this long?
Her looks shouldn't matter
Yet they do…to the other queens and toms
In fact…
The only full grown cat who accepts her
Is out leader, Old Deuteronomy
Everyone else seems to…hates her
Even some of my friends shun her
Only because they're copying the elders
They shouldn't
It isn't right
Besides me, Victoria accepts her
She and I want to touch her
But everyone forbids it
My Mother, Demeter, is starting to change
Trying to convince herself
To let the glamour cat back in the group
But still…
Her sister, Bombalurina, keeps stopping her
If Mother doesn't stop herself first
At least she's not as mean as the others
They are downright cruel to her
When I see that, I wonder…
Would I do the same if I were grown up?
I don't believe it
But it passes my minds sometimes
Yet, through everything,
I still wonder why
Why are they cruel to Grizabella?
Can I help her?
Can Victoria?
Can even Old Deuteronomy?
Or will she be shunned…
The rest of her life?