SHERMAN ALEXIE

Monosonnet for Rodents, Interrupted

The
Exterminator
Said,
“You
Don't
Have
Rats,
Sir,

I’ve only found three skeletons and a cluster of fur. No, I don’t think you’re paranoid. I believe that you’ve heard rodent noise. I think you’re still playing host for those pests. I still think they’re making their nests, but, sir, I’ve been down a lot of holes, and a lot of rats have been down my shirts, and you need to be told the facts. You don’t have rats;

You’ve
Got
The
Ghosts
Of
Rats.”