[Gpdd] MISC.: guinea pig poem from video game

[GARY HESS]

My kids used to play a series of video games called The Sims (the Sims being simulated people). One of the features of the game was a guinea pig that would bite a Sim who was petting it too roughly. There was a poem from the game that, while not entirely accurate about GP behavior, was rather touching. Here it goes:
 
The Forgotten Guinea Pig
 
When the house is warm, and the food is hot,
The guinea pig cries, Forget me not."
Alas, some Sims may clean their own,
Only to forget a guinea pig's home.
Hungry and cold, a pig feels no love.
This breeds contempt for master above,
Expecting play after many a night.
Who is surprised by the guinea pig's bite?
Uncleaned, unloved, a pig life is not
Like a child's plaything is simply forgot.
But warnings to all who turn a deaf ear,
Let the curse of the guinea pig always bring fear.
 
Of course, piggies aren't often spiteful toward their abusers, but the poem made some good points, even if relating to simulated guinea pigs. 
 
Joanie