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A black rat sitting upright on the ground.

i am a cheese rat

i am hungry

and slim

i live in new york

the squeal of the train wheels 

grate on my big ears

i am a cheese rat

i see a block of cheese

i cant reach it

i am too short

i am a cheese rat

i am scary

i dont think people like me

i see them skittering away 

i am a cheese rat

i see the pouring rain

i need to find shelter

i am gonna die in the cold

i am a cheese rat

i found a cardboard box

with my cheese rat friends

There are too many of us

the box will not hold

i am a cheese rat

i got kicked out

they said i am “too fat”

and they told me to leave

i am sad

i am a cheese rat

i am walking around

i am trying to avoid any large feet

trying to step on my tail

i am a cheese rat

i have found a sewer

i am very hungry

i decide to sleep instead

i am a cheese rat

i am wild and unkempt

i am a nomad

i am cold

i am fat

i am sad

and i am not gonna survive