Rats!
About them
There is an old story
A shopkeeper borrowed
His neighbor’s weighing instrument
And didn’t return it to the owner for many days
When his neighbor asked him about it one day
He made an evasive excuse, “Rats have eaten it up!”
Who would believe?
Rats!!
They have eaten up
Many of my precious articles
In the years I am in this charity house
Clothes, bags, books, pens, pencils, socks, shoes
More recently, tester, screw driver, stapler, pen drive!
Their sharp teeth have scraped gaping holes in my wooden bed
And in my poor pocket!
Rats!!!
There are many
In and around this holy place
With intentions greedily unholy
It’s their habit, their nature, their hunger
The Creator Himself has given them such teeth
That can bore through wood and even steel safes!
Is the good Master aware of such
boring machines in his office?
Will any Pied Piper descend some
day to lure away these nasty teeth?
Well, that’s an old story!
Xavier Bage
Sat April 02, 2016,
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