He scutters around his wire rack cage,

Sticking his nose through the bars.

He says to me, "Please feed me."

I dump in a hefty scoop,

Then he says to me, "Thank you for this seedy meal."

He jumps up to his wire rack loft where I sing him a lullaby.

He takes a nap just like he should.

Awaking to a cardboard surprise,

He chews it up into some bedding,

Stuffs it into his mouth, and climbs up to his loft again.

Then he takes another nap and dreams a seedy dream.