the rat

the rat chases me

it follows my every step

it stalks my every breath

 

the rat bites my ankles when i'm not looking

it makes me bleed

i cry in pain

 

the rat takes my spilled blood

it poisons it and feeds it to my friends

my friends become rats

 

every day there are more rats

they swarm the corners of my vision

its all that i can see now

 

the rats make the darkness come faster

it gathers at the end of the tunnel

the light behind me has gone out;

why must the rats hurt us?

 

the rats will end my life with a single bite

poisoned by my own blood

reality and dreams merge into one

 

the rats are coming

Calico Frost

VT

13 years old

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