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the trap broke the rats back
early in the morning
it could no longer walk
its spine twisted
it pushes itself
across the kitchen floor
the trap was set for mice
the wrong size for rats
what would kill a mouse
just breaks a rat
it rolls around on the floor
banging into the walls
its legs push
its legs kick
whining noises can be heard
all day long
but no one listens
it shits
drops of blood
and pisses all over itself
it has no control
it wont die
in the evening
i return home
i take a hammer
and hit its head
it just hurts the rat
which breathes a heavy sigh
and
gasps for air
i hit it again
another gasp
a hiss
it spits between its teeth
and stops rolling
but still kicks its legs
i hit it again
and its skull crushes
held together by skin
it goes soft
depressed
deflated
eyes stop moving
stare straight ahead
one leg continues to move
slowly
breathing in and out
small drops of spit
from between its teeth
again and again i hit the rat
its head soft
still spitting
i place an old paint rag over the rat
then leave it
to draw
the rat lays in the dark
waiting to die
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