Out of nowhere a rat appears!

A Mexican standoff.

Who will blink first?

Rodent versus Man.

With bravado the dirty vermin charges.

It goes left, he goes right!

It goes right, he goes left!

He stifles a scream.

The rat is undeterred.

It goes left, he goes right!

It goes right, he goes left!

Jumping into the quiet road,

Or on the highway below,

is not an option.

What to do?

What to do?

The rat scurries past, unscathed.

Only then does courage return,

as the man shouts after the little bugger,

threatening apocalyptic vengeance.

The drama is over.

Each returns to the business

of the day.