I wake to a crash and I jump out of bed.
The silence is gone now, there's chaos instead.
I look up and spot her: my cute little lady
That crazy ol' cat that we like to call Sadie
She gets on the counters and makes a real mess
Knocking things down, oh she loves to cause stress.
She walks around whining, she thinks it's such fun.
She can't rest until all our cleaning's undone.
She chews up my headphones, and bites all my toes.
Why does she do these things? Nobody knows.
She knocks down sharp objects, and grins as I squeal
When a thumbtack or needle winds up in my heel.
Her goal is to fill life with chaos and woe.
Despite all she does, we all love that cat so.
Each night when she (finally) falls deep asleep
I think, fondly, of all that this cat will reap.
Each night as I see her asleep at my feet
A part of me thinks that she just might be sweet
But then she wakes up with a gleam in her eyes
And I get a painful good morning surprise.
Despite the annoyance, she's my little cat
And while she is often a mischevious brat
But sometimes, the sweet little kitty shows through
Crash! Uhoh! "Sadie, I'm gonna Kill you!"
Author notes
This is based on my cat, Sadie. She can be a little sweetie at times, but some of her worse habits are just too amusing not to include. Yes, she knocks down thumbtacks and needles I constantly find in my feet, she walks on my laptop keyboard at night, chews up headphones, bites and scratches me constantly, but she's a good cat, really. Anyway, I'm not sure if this is forced or not, (I've been going on hardly any sleep for about 3 days now) and I wrote it up pretty fast. I'll proofread again tomorrow when I'm conscious. 
As usual all comments returned!
Looking back it was worse than I thought. Thank you topnotchsy for lots (and lots) of help!
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Had a cat like this named T. B.
Never made the mistake of thinking she was sweet.
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All of us catowners are familiary with the crash in the middle of the night and the dash across the room for no reason! Love what you've done here, especially your admission that Sadies is a mix of good and bad, if we can apply such terms.
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I took the liberty to play around with the poem since you mentioned that you felt it a little sloppy. I imagine you won't like everything I've done, but I figured this way you can say some thoughts on edits.
I wake to a crash and I jump out of bed.
The silence is gone now, there is chaos instead.
I look around for a minute and notice my lady
That crazy ol' cat that we love to call Sadie
She gets on the counters and makes a real mess
You'd think from her actions she's under duress
She walks around whining, she thinks it's great fun
She won't rest until all our cleaning's undone.
She chews up my headphones, and bites on my toes.
You ask why she does this? Nobody knows.
She knocks down sharp objects, and grins as I squeal
When a thumbtack or needle winds up in my heel.
Her goal is to fill life with chaos and woe.
Despite all she does, we all love that cat so.
Each night when she (finally) falls deep asleep
I think, fondly, of all that this cat will reap.
Each night as I see her asleep at my feet
A part of me thinks that she just might be sweet
But then she wakes up with a gleam in her eyes
And I get a painful good morning surprise.
Despite the annoyance, she's my little cat
And while she is often a mischievous brat.
At times, her sweet side just really shines through
Crash! Uh oh! "Sadie, I'm gonna Kill you!"
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Thank you a lot for all your help. Saved me a big load of time editing. You managed to pick out nearly every line that annoyed me. Thanks again for the great suggestions!
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My pleasure. It's a fun piece, and the structure was all there, it was only a matter of changing up a few words here and there, and it was my pleasure to do so.
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I enjoyed this poem
I think that I might like to have a cat 
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kitty kute
a really enjoyable and happy poem. great rhyme and verse.
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Lovely poem to giggle along with and enjoy!
I have one of those cats too.."Oscar"
oh goodness...
If I sit down upon the couch..
he insists on sitting on my chest..four cat hairs from
nose....
as if to say:
hi..mom...whats up?
and worse of all...he was short hair as kitten
and now...he's a full size fluff master long haired cat!
(i'm sneezing my love for him)
ears/Seattle
LOVED YOUR POEM!
WAY TO WRITE
It was an absolute pleasure to read!
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Haha, our other cat Rascal, aptly named by my brother, insist on doing that to my mom. Sadie's my favorite though, so I had to write about her.
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I have cats like this one. Then again, my dog has gotten to be more like this in her old age....
Very humorous poem. I giggled at each little thing. It was very enjoyable, but it is a little obvious that it was written quickly. The rhythm is a little jarred in places.
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yeah, the rhythm is really bad. I'm not saying I have perfect rhythm, not at all, but I'm usually not even close to this bad. Thank you very much for your comment and actually being honest! If I can get my cat to move I can sleep on it and try to edit it (a lot) in the morning!
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Heh I also have a cat that "builds character". Some cats really can teach you unconditional love, whereas dogs can only show unconditional love.
As for the poem, the rhyme is a little more reachy than usual from you, but I'm making this judgement only in comparison to your other pieces, and not other pieces in general. If there's one thing I'd suggest, it's adjusting those opening two lines. They aren't bad lines, but it draws a bit too much attention to the rhyme early on when the content should be the part that's sinking in. Of course, it's up to you... I could be way off base.
I do like this piece though. Best of luck in the contest.
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Thanks for the comment! I tried not to pay too much attention when I proofread because I knew I might chicken out of posting it. Going back to read it, it could definitely use a little work. Okay, a lot of work. It's much worse than I remember. Thanks for the suggestions too.
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