The Urban Fat Rat
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The urban fat rat had a turban that sat
atop on his head.
a hop off his bed.
A fresh new day in ratropolis.
for the body, a pill of propolis.
Out the door and another new day.
leaves of fall falling, flying away.
Sunshine through the autumn leaves.
chilly autumn breeze blew and flew the awesome leaves.
coloring the gray palette of the city streets.
But the color the leaves gave were just the backgrounds.
What made the drawing truly beautiful were the rats!
Hustling and bustling, living their lives.
Talking, laughing, the sounds of car honking, was all music to rat ears.
Turning fat rat head around and looking.
Across the street his good slim muslim friend!
Were they friends for their beliefs?
Same as saying a cactus has leafs!
Urban fat rat had no beliefs.
In ratropolis, all rats were rats.
Like a symphony, in harmony the rats were living in.
The rats spun their lives away in the city.
‘Like a grand orchestra!’ the UFR(urban fat rat) thought.
Everyone working in conjunction, is what they sought.
What a beauty!
If you think this is a scene to behold, wait until night falls and the ground goes cold. Now, the canvas turns pitchblack.
Wow, all the bright lights turn back.
Painting a dreamy scene of life, the lights combine with no real strife.
The grand orchestra at its climax.
In the great musical flow, the urban fat rat comes home energies low.
Spinning away like a tire can be quite tiring.
You may ask him, doesn’t all that spinning wear you out? or Spinning in place won’t get you anywhere, wouldn’t it?
The urban fat rat had a turban that sat
atop on his head.
He would say: “What more is there to life other than spinning on?
I live my life with my turban like a turbine spinning on, on and on. Spinning, you get to hear the melodius orchestra and the vibrant paintings of life.
Why always will for thrill? Stop the drill and you’ll see how much a treadmill can fulfill.”
And tomorrow, he will hop off his bed again for another hustle and bustle.
