Caren Krutsinger Poet Prose Poetry

Afraid of a Mouse Streak

I am not afraid of mice
but I have a horrible fear of seeing the streak of one
inside my house.

I watched one eating cat food the other day
and felt an affinity for him, or her, whatever it was
until it ran; the streak of a mouse turns my blood to ice.

You are not afraid of mice, my husband observed.
You are afraid of seeing the streak of a running mouse.
This is accurate.
I think it is the unexpected startled aspect that bothers me.
Though I doubt I'd like to wake up with one snoring next to me.

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Andrea Dietrich May 5, 2021 at 1:20 PM ha, I am trying to imagine how they would sound snoring! My dog is snoring a lot these days. I think he is getting really old fast! I enjoyed your poem, Caren. The streak is what scares me too. Caren Krutsinger May 5, 2021 at 7:34 PM It really is not the mouse, I finally figured it out Thanks for stopping by Andrea

Lady Labyrinth May 5, 2021 at 4:53 AM Good flaming god I hate mice and rats to Beelzebub's. I am sure I shall be struck down tenfold by the wrath of the almighty for stating this simple fact....they may be god's creatures, but they smell to high heavens and when you've lived through a plague and they have riddled themselves through your delicate drawers, scratched at the matress of your bed and rats were observed to be held wet and dead in the hands of a shocked hero...who blanched...if I had a gun I wouldn't hesitate. Caren Krutsinger May 5, 2021 at 12:18 PM I am laughing my petootie off at this one! This is hilarious! And you keep adding to it, making it even more insanely funny! Hilarious! Lady Labyrinth May 5, 2021 at 4:57 AM they have beady eyes, sharp teeth, claws and attitude and when that is combined with rodent plague in broad daylight and scraping of claw on bed base at night...if napalm was available, I would not hesitate to pull the trigger...