(Sortof) CONFESSIONS 

of a RAT

Very ratty, slinky, smart,

 a carnivore -  cannibal even...

Nature’s survivors’ supreme,

mid-way betwixt shark and virus:

I can outwit monkey-minded and fingered hominids,

with relative teeth of the tiger;

besides senses and dexterity

of the snake.

If I’m not seen or heard

I’m virtually forgotten, like a bad dream or ancient fear

submerged in nether regions, under-ground.

I’m an innate tunneler

at home in subterranean Drains.

It might be termed repressed, oppressed:

What do we care?

Our destiny is holistic and long-ranging:

we’re ever flexi, learn fast,

are resilient and not afraid.

Just canny survivors, contrivers.

We are knowledgeable about

boundaries too:

working in darkness or with blinkers;

our antennae are astute,

our directional orienteering;

we are intuitive AI doyens,

unconcerned with drama or status;

ruthless specialists in detecting and avoiding danger

- that’s us -

 not a qualm or apology in sight!