favorite polo,
a piece of the button gnawed
by little rat teeth
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old rat
studies apartment floor
to find lost cage-mate
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elderly pet rat
searches for her lost sister,
who's buried outside
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former apartment...
buried amid the flowers,
my pet rat's body
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rats in the sofa,
building their nests in the dark,
far from prying eyes
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