Mouse
A mouse bit
me lightly on the cheek
today while I dozed
He promptly ordered
two films on my TV
and finished neither one
Then he raided my closet
trying on all my hats
which is at odds with reason
I don’t own any hats
Then the Little Scamp,
a phrase I’ve always wanted
to use, intentionally
bumped into me, bully style
Now he won’t pay rent
won’t get a job, complains
about my cooking, borrows
the car constantly
and my last resort is to look
for traps.
JD DeHart is a writer and teacher. His chapbook, The Truth About Snails, is available from RedDashboard. Much more on JD DeHart can be found via his web site by clicking here…