The meth-fueled
lab rat is utterly
insatiable.

Can’t refrain
from self-seeking
behaviors.

Has no
frustration
tolerance.

Can’t delay
gratification,
never sleeps.

Has zero
impulse
control.

Is in a
constant
frenzy.

Wants every
morsel the
other rats have.

Attacks
them
to get it.

But enough
about the
President.

Let me tell
you about my
day at the lab.

Selected byJenn Zed
Image credit:slyfox photography
Todd Matson

Todd Matson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in North Carolina, United States.  His poetry has been published in Feminine Collective, San Antonio Review, The Brussels Review  and Mobius: The Journal of Social Change.  He has also written lyrics for songs recorded by several contemporary Christian music artists.