Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

Fraidy Cat and the Rat

There once was a fraidy cat
  so afraid, it encouraged a rat
The rat bit the cat, it took a big bite
  but even then the cat would not fight

So the rat bit off some more 
  into the guts of the cat he tore --
Yet the rat denied that he was at war
  ‘twas a ‘feeding frenzy’ ~ safe to ignore

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Caren Krutsinger April 22, 2022 at 2:37 AM The visual on this one was too much for me!

Anselmo Boles April 13, 2022 at 12:50 PM A crime permitted is a crime committed, so ultimately, the harshest punishment will be justifiably defended...ab Gershon Wolf April 13, 2022 at 6:27 PM Ooh! Love your comment, Anselmo: 'A crime permitted is a crime committed. :)

Sara Kendrick April 13, 2022 at 11:07 AM Great allegory or metaphorical work. Yep!! I would say a rat. I enjoyed reading your work. Sara Gershon Wolf April 13, 2022 at 6:30 PM Rats deserve whatever bad is coming to them, I say.

Eve Roper April 12, 2022 at 9:36 PM the cat turned the other check. willing to feed the rat... Gershon Wolf April 13, 2022 at 6:29 PM Yup, aka appeasement...

Valsa George April 12, 2022 at 9:32 PM Is this rat- cat story an analogy of our Russia- Ukraine war ? But 'endurance' cannot be stretched to this extent ! This 'feeding frenzy' has to be curbed Gershon Wolf April 13, 2022 at 6:28 PM Well it could be US (Biden) vs Russia (Putin), or it could be any conflict in which one side is afraid of the other... :) gw