Rodents (from Latin rodere, "to gnaw") are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of unremittingly growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About forty percent of all mammal species are rodents; they are found in vast numbers on all continents except Antarctica. They are the most diversified mammalian order and live in a variety of terrestrial habitats, including human-made environments. There are species that are arboreal, fossorial (burrowing), and semiaquatic. Well-known rodents include mice, rats, squirrels, prairie dogs, porcupines, beavers, guinea pigs, hamsters, and capybaras. Other animals such as rabbits, hares and pikas were once included with them, but are now considered to be in a separate order, Lagomorpha.
Most rodents are small animals with robust bodies, short limbs and long tails. They use their sharp incisors to gnaw food, excavate burrows and defend themselves. Most eat seeds or other plant material, but some have more varied diets. They tend to be social animals and many species live in societies with complex ways of communicating with each other. Mating among rodents can vary from monogamy, to polygyny, to promiscuity. Many have litters of underdeveloped, altricial young, while others have precocial young that are relatively well developed at birth.
level edge
backs against the ledge
no knives
the stone hard eyes
without the longing
or fear that it would disappear
they cling on
nuturing
never ending
obsessions on the table
lines needed
walls cover
tips the balance
don't touch me
wiped out
cornering
mouthed the word money
mouthed the word money
mouthed the word money
head shake
handshake
out to get a long way
from corrosion
pushes closer to the edge
wired not connected
peeling back
plastic wrap
tinted green
and all illusion
and all illusion
and all illusion
and all
existing
caught up crossfire
trading tall tales
where are you going
where do you fail
whats that mean
whats that mean
whats that mean
back and forth
side by side
loose knot weave
keep it up
altogether
or whatever that means
passing underneath
the trespass
dont get too close
dont get too close
mouth the word your money
mouth the word your money
if I fade I may
and I want to fade away
all that I do
is pray
that you will be there too
if this were trying
to deceive some minds
what the hell do you got to say?
altogether