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The Opossum

May 19, 2023
By Sam_Sienkiewicz SILVER, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Sam_Sienkiewicz SILVER, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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By night the opossum is brother to the rat.

He likes to sneak around like a big black cat.


His tail makes a snake slithering on the ground.

His eyes are so dark it’s hard to tell their round.


He galivants through garbage during the night.

Among the houses he roams without a fight.


But when he comes across a predator while looking for bread,

We are afraid to see him when he plays dead:


For something so terrifying and creepy to see

When possums are present they’re intelligent like me.



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