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Rats
Rats in my hair, every loop
Rats fall to the floor and into my soup
Every spoonful, every ladle
Every suck and every cradle
They keep me sane when there's no one to care
They keep me warm at night when no one is there
They crawl up the sheets and onto my bed
And make their nests right in my head
Rats on my shoulder, rats at my feet
Rats and their sound "reet reet reet"
They tell me their secrets and I tell them mine
They are the keepers of my thoughts and I feel fine
I understand them and they understand me
And when I need to be heard they never flee
Rats, my constant companions
Rats, heart healing champions
Rats are my idols, my friends, my foes
Rats nibble at my fingers and chew at my toes
Rats are playful, rats are sweet
Rats are voracious and love to eat
Flesh turns red and gives way to blood
Drip drop, puncture a vein, then there's a flood
Little red feet prints everywhere
On my face and in my hair
At the door and on the rug
In my bed and on the flesh they tug
Scurry and screech "reet reet reet"
They can never have enough to eat
Published 15th May 2014
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15th May 2014 4:09am
for some odd reason I thought of this being a nursery rhyme in a sick way. I absolutely loved it.!!!!!
15th May 2014 4:29am
Thanks! To me it actually was written partially in that spirit, but I did write it so that it was readable in many voices as well.
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