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Ode To My Gerbil

I’m scum, I know, I am an ass
I knew through cardboard you could pass

You chewed and chewed a great big hole,
I wish I knew you had a soul

You ran and laughed, but what you saw
It stomped you flat, it was a paw

That cat, he smirked and ate you raw
He stuffed you in his great big maw

My dear sweet babe, I won’t forget,
Your tiny life and what you met

The fault is mine, and I must pay,
Though when and how, I cannot say

The day will come, my life’s all done,
Until that time I’ll have no fun

Copyright © Susan Mcdermott | Year Posted 2016

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Date: 10/1/2016 2:00:00 PM

Oh dear what a tragic ending to a little gerbil - enjoyed your sad tale:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 8/31/2016 12:52:00 AM

Good one Susan. ..slat9

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