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sewer rat (Free verse) by irishfolksuicide
Among the outcasts in the cellar
Tarnished silver, ripped umbrella
Broken teapot, tattered books
Sentiment everywhere I look
As a refugee from the sewer
My sentiments are far fewer
The pungent odour in my hair
Washed out by rain in open air
The dark sludge trails on my feet
Walked off on grass and pebbled street
In fact the only thing that's left
Tuberculosis on my chest
Everything else I've left behind
Searching for a better life
When human tenants come to dump
More and more nostalgic junk
I offer handshake with paw licked clean
But I'm met with a rather frightened scream
Is it my rodent face with beady eyes
Not unlike the screaming wife
Maybe its the place I make my home
In dusty cellar left well alone
And maybe the way I kill my prey
And how often I do it three times a day
Thats it I bet so next time I see
These timid humans come near me
I'll ask for a plate of dead roast beef
And perhaps a matress for me to sleep
Surely then they must oblige
My modest wishes to live my life
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Arithmetic Mean: 5.8421054
Weighted score: 5.802168
Overall Rank: 1690
Posted: June 29, 2002 10:39 AM PDT; Last modified: June 29, 2002 10:39 AM PDT
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