games of cat and mouse

Though I am not one to lecture, I thought I'd share a little of what I have come to know,
Here are the rules for games of cat and mouse - how the cat doesn't allow its intents to show.
For the mouse: be quiet.
For the cat: be quiet.
As you see, the rules do not vary much,
the key to success can be summarized as such:
The silly cats, they will begin the chase when they are still far.
Although the cat does pounce, the mouse runs away.
But if the cat is clever and sufficiently close to the mouse..
during that final jump in its pursuit, the cat successfully catches its prey.
Because you have to wait just a minute - pause for a minute - and then you will see
The mouse will stay not a minute - not one more second - if a silly cat you will be
But as a clever cat, you will wait until you know...
that when you have caught that mouse you will only want to show
that amazing little mouse for all the world to see.
As a clever cat, stealthy, patient, and tactful is what you need to be.