Lauren Anne Poet Free verse

Safe Places Are Hard When You Hide From Sharp Eyes

Safe places are hard when you hide from sharp eyes. 
Anxiety says: when you’re a mouse, you scurry fast.
The mouse wonders… what if the eagle nearby is skillfully disguised? 

Little mouse trembles when dark might be the shadow of wings. 
Little mouse knows the grin could be stuck on a talon.  

Doubtfully, hopefully, little mouse whispers, whiskers quivering: 
the eagle is nowhere. 
Looks to the sky and finds 
a swift and starving falcon.

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raven artlyy September 15, 2026 at 10:31 AM I've really been enjoying your poem and the emotions and imagery were so vivid that i could easily picture them as beautiful illustration. I'm a commission-based manga/webtoon artist, and I'd love to help bring your story to life if you're ever interested. Feel free to reach out at gm@il : akiracomicart2@ or on inst@ akiraa_artly

Beata Agustin April 4, 2024 at 2:05 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.