Friday, 28 October 2022

The Rats of the Sewer-system


There is the entrance, where the grate breaks-in 

Through it Moon discloses herself at last; 

You must make your way down the drain forgot, 

Gnawing but soggy crackers for breakfast. 

 

I ought to take him in hand, Bullybrat, 

Ragwort, Dimwit and Looz, let me see. 

Though this garbage came from our stomachs, 

There’s plenty for them and none for thee. 

 

Here I stand a moment looking outward, 

This barbed-wire fence wasn’t here before. 

To turn off at the valve and wander down, 

Those carrot-ends will be mine I swore. 

 

Copyright 2022 Jeffrey Merk 

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