A Mouse's Mind Frame
A Mouse's Mind Frame
Everyday I wake, fear grips my existence
Even in my slumber, I dream of my demise
With each step I take outside
There was a worry I would be a predators prize
I must provide for those that depend on me
My presence, how insignificant it may be
While my enemies weight thrice as much as I
The only way to survive is my ability to flee
A brother of mine, just the other day
The piercing eyes of an eagle
Swooped down and within those talons
Made him the daily prey
So I know that my life means very little
For on the food chain, I'm at the least
I am despised by all living thing
And a appetizer for most beast
Some may ask, "Why do you even wake up each day,
Knowing that you are ill-relevant to most?"
As I lay my head down at night
I wonder and ask the same to the host of host
The answer that I receive is that I'm valuable
That at any second, I can change or save another's trajectory
I'm not just a discarded page
For I am an intricate part of life's story
So I wake each day, not for everyone's purpose
But for that single one's greater good
I smile with my heart and mind, as the day goes on
Because my life is about more than me, just as it should be
K. Charles Latimer
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