Another Rat In The Cage

As I sat in contemplation,

Thinking about all the time spent in hesitation;

The world swung by me a little faster...

Faster than I could handle-

I'm just another rat

Running after the prized bait of stale cheese,

Ambushed by felids of various sizes.

I dodge them

Or at least try to,

But end up scarred and broken;

I'm a pest; a pest with a life

A pest living within abysmal strife.

Potent pesticides in the form of books and papers,

Life's an island surrounded by collared crocodiles;

With a neon light; indicating one night stands

Money earned never equals soul and sweat spent,

I'm just another rat in the rat race...

My tailored tail curled up in submission,

I'm just another pest, ready to die-

At a moment's notice.