The Rat

#A Tanka

A.H. Mehr
Sep 9, 2021

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Photo by Joshua J. Cotten on Unsplash

Scratch on door at night
Half sleepy I get up to
See a black fat rat
Chewing the wood and shredding
Threshold of house to small bits

©A.H. Mehr

“A rat is neither good nor evil. It does what a rat has to do.” — Jo Nesbo

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A.H. Mehr

Passionate about writing/reading.