RAT BASTARD !

Silly rats -
they like to think that they run this town
they have small shoes and think that they’re
artists because they picked up a bass once
your music isn’t even that good
                                                   rat bastard !

You’re still admired
because you ran away with my pen
because you put your arms in my sleeves
you didn’t write any of my poems 
you weren’t even in the room
                                                   rat bastard !

Why am I alone in seeing this ?!
I’m overshadowed 
I’m enraged at the fact that 
he’s using the laundromat
despite having a washer dryer
                                                   rat bastard !

I’m a physician
a prudent stammer in your throat
you’re a slithering hammer
a backwards facing bucket
merely an accurate stencil of a 
                                                  rat bastard !

And to think
I actually enjoyed some of your early work
enjoyed standing with my hands in my pockets
lost in the maze pushing my nose against the
buzzer like a moron    chasing endless cheese
                                                   rat bastard !

I only wanted a ride home
and you brought your impatient glugging
car to a stop    it shuddered diesel onto the
road and I was thrown through the windshield
into the snow            and you drove away
                                                    rat bastard.