Tom & Jerry

aka, Sonn on Desire

For years, we’ve seen them play this game:

A mouse chased by the hungry cat.

And how could one ascribe much blame?

That Jerry seems a tasty rat.


Fight tooth and nail, then tit for tat.

Each time the story seems the same:

The mouse darts round, as if a gnat,

And though he fails, that Tom won’t wane.


But does he really aim to maim?

I think it m…