Welfare Mouse

spring sprang
summer doldrums
have began and yet

from the bowels
of our basement
creeps a freak

a should be
a not wanna be
a subspecies

when winter
birds return
so should he

exit and breath
not the moldy
but at least see

the sun and feel
warmth for free
not to be

a household
burden worrisome
running under foot in fright

and god forbid he
ever finds the strike
anywhere anytime

matches
that were
left behind
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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