claws stick in the laces
so he usually loses his shoes;
a boot left standing somewhere
vaguely
claws stick in the laces
so he usually loses his shoes;
a boot left standing somewhere
vaguely
someone told him to wait
for germination –
each breath a seedling
each seedling a breath
bored; he snaps the hull
of a sunflower seed
and it falls –
he knows not where
what was that song
she used to sing?
his tiny toes tap —
see how they run
he thinks of there –
(a cloth bag full of clothespins)
someone left fresh towels here
in the mouse room
blank paper entices him
in his comped mouse room but
the quill is awkward –
he loses words like shoes
and so he goes
the stone floor cold on his bare toes
whispers in his whiskers
it seems like miles
his tiny seersucker shirt
perfect for any garden mouse party
he hopes they don’t notice —
he forgot to pack his shoes