The Mad Man And The Cat

"And I would have loved you"
He kept saying to her
As he ran his hands through her soft fur.
"And I would have loved you"
rolled off of his tongue
the words now so soft it seemed almost sung.
"And I would have loved you"
With a tear in his eye
he said the last words with a sorrowful sigh
"and I would have loved you,
if only I could."