The Thousands

Have you ever loved and lost? How about loved a baby rat and then killed it by rolling on it in your sleep? Well if you haven’t, you probably don’t know the bond formed when feeding his tiny mouth with an eyedropper, or the quiet tenderness of the moment when you rub his privates with a tissue to help him wee. You also may not understand the haunting anguish of killing something you loved with your own body weight. Count yourself lucky.**It has been years since I lost little Rex and only now have I found a fitting way to remember him: sweet smelling, rat-toting plastic shoes. Another successful collaboration from Brazilian jelly shoe giants Melissa (this time with fellow brazil nut Love Foxx) these babies will suit the vermin lovers and haters alike (haters, think of them as a warning to any sneaky rats thinking of crossing you).

I wonder if Love Foxx is referencing her band CSS‘s song Rat is Dead – the tragic tale a young woman who accidentally kills the baby rat she is trying to save… okay it’s actually a song about a bad-ass boyfriend, but you know my story is better.