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THE RODENT by LEXIE DEAN ROBERTSON

First Line: DAY IN AND DAY OUT
Last Line: EVERYWHERE I LOOK.
Subject(s): MEMORY;

DAY in and day out,
What is there to do?
Sit and hold my empty hands,
Remembering you.

Memory is a hateful thing
That gnaws like a mouse.
I hear it nibbling ... nibbling...
All through the house.

If I turn through my music
Or pick up a book,
I find nibbled edges
Everywhere I look.



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