A poem written by me with inked pen circa 2006, entitled “There’s Humans Here”:

“Tiny hands clasp [cardboard] roll, move it left to right

Eyes wide surveying impending flight

Disproportionate teeth dissect into bits

Chew, reduce then build nest to kip

Till darkness falls an awoken soaring kite

In fear-feet quickly stomp threatening fright

Alarm, alarm there’s humans here

Cover find for they draw near

No it’s ok, they’ve gone, come on out

Lets rodent dance, mate and squeaky shout.”

“There’s Humans Here” by Matt, The Unfathomable Artist – Copyright © circa 2006

*italics included to explain context.

At about twelve years of age I eagerly asked my Chemistry teacher if I could have her well-fed classroom gerbil.  His name was Freddy.  I took him home because he was now my beloved gerbil.

I loved that same gerbil as much as I’ve loved any creature on the surface of this earth.