by the fire hydrant in front of the store
a hairy creature slithers up out of the
sewer to devour the remains of the
chips in the bag on the sidewalk beside
me as if I was not standing there with
the advantage of lifting a foot and
crushing its skull just nibbling
away as if I didn’t have it in me to
kill a living thing are was I being
punked and dared I don’t think the
rat noticed that everyone ran from
the sight of it but me I guess I had
something to prove standing up to
something that stood 2.4 inches off
the ground I took a deep breath then
raised my foot 3.5 inches off the
ground but couldn’t do it
I hate rats they repulse me but I
didn’t have the heart to mess up
the bottom of my shoe it’s no
different than stepping in a pile
of sh*t and why would I do that