Rouge

Laughter. Music. Dancing.

From the box in an alley,

Raven heard it all.

Suddenly, his hide – out was shaking,

His masquerade brought to fall.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Tiger was barking, jumping up and down.

"Great! mumbled Raven,

Now it knows the whole town!"

Not long after:

Heavy steps echoing through the street,

It took him a while,

But he recognized the beat.

Crooked Smile!

The steps got louder and louder;

Then: Nothing else to hear.

Clangor.

A bottle of beer?

As soon as the box was lifted,

A certain dog's kisses

Were covering his face.

"Tiger! This is neither time nor place!"

And out of the shadows,

A hand was hold out towards him

-Stray Dog-

"Here, take this,

And your thoughts might stop to spin.

"T-T-Thanks."

Raven opened the lemonade and drank.

Meanwhile,

Stray Dog pulled a marker out;

Onto the box, he wrote:

"Lost and found."

Alister,

Coming around the corner,

Couldn't help it

And sang along

As Raven started his song.

https://youtu.be/4-L6rEm0rnY

Song: Broadway Musical Cats - Memories