Rat Rant
by Rachel Hoyt
Please no, not a rat,
Anything but that,
Even a gnat,
Or an ugly bat,
But not that -
I come from no rat.
I like monkeys,
Can't I come from these
Primates that please,
Fur balls at ease -
Can't I come from these?
I like monkeys.
So what if they're tough?
They're ugly - no fluff,
No sparkle, all scruff -
I wish this was a bluff.
I've got sparkle and fluff,
Don't want to be that tough.
© 2013
Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.
This rhyme was inspired by the news that we
may have a rat like creature in our ancestry.
poetic news
about Santa Barbarians talking back
