The Rats (Part 2) Poem by Arnee Akpan

Many have called us 'the destroyers'
Many have called us 'the losers'
Many call us by our man given name 'the rats'
But we call ourselves 'the conquerors'
We conquer man's home
We take his meals and pots as spoils of our victories
Though men may hear our sounds and voices as noise
But No! ,
Its a cry,
Its a song of war
War between man and us
A war that will last through all generations

Men say we reap where we don't sow
But we follow the biblical teachings
'Do unto others what you want others to do unto you'
Men also reap from their fellow men's hardwork maybe by coersion
Indeed are they reaping from where the sow?
Hahahaha!
We laugh because no matter how many times you put us down,
The gods will always lead our protegenes to victory
And our legacy shall continues

Though men may fight amongst themselves,
We will always stick together and scout the routes together
Just like our motto
'In Unity We Stand'
So says
'The Rats! '.