Though I do have a Cheshire Cat-like tendency to speak in riddles and metaphors, it’s my general skepticism and misanthropy (rather than a thinly veiled jab at anyone currently in my life) that makes me love this vintage post card so much.

The text reads:
Where a heart is the bait
One will great chances take:
But is it a heart?
Or is it a fake?

I love the sheer terror on the rat’s face as he eyes the tempting heart, and the concerned onlooker (bottom left) watching the entrapment.

*Note: I will not hesitate to repost this, should it ever become personally relevant.