In Memory of Mr. Quigley

[Jeanbird7]

I never see you in the light
You hide beneath the hill.
And only in the dark of night
I catch you sitting still.

You will sit and stare
And I really wonder why
What are you looking at
Only God knows why.

They say you will run
On a wheel all night long.
I just wonder why are you running?
And are you running to or from

I know your life is short
And sadness will ultimately come
But today is the happiest day
Just watching you run

I take you to the window
Open it wide and let you smell
I tell you that’s the world out there
For you it would be a living hell

Stay here with me
I will keep you safe
I will do my best
To make it great

Toys and gadgets
Tubes and snacks
A racetrack to run
A cozy place to nap

Tell me Mr. Hamster
Why is it that you fight
You have nothing to prove
Keep me in your sight

I am the one that loves you
As no one else can
YOU, are my hamster
YOU, are my friend