What the Mouse Saw
What the mouse saw
The elephant and the mouse travelled together
From being both young they would look out for each other
Especially through the desert storms and other inclement weather
Both nights black blanket with diamond stars and a round white saucer on a
string tether
And mornings pink horizon lifting from the earth’s crust to heat and light
whatever your endeavour
The mouse fed on grubs and bugs and he scurried quickly leaving no stone
unturned watching always for the scorpion or the adder
The elephant ate the leaves from tall scrub trees and bushes green but he also
had enemies because of the ivory he grew to defend from hunter gatherer
These ivory tusks to make ornaments for rich wealthy men who see there are less
elephants living in scarcity attracts evil to me another mammal creature
We reach an oasis and drink from the mother’s cup then a shot was heard and
the elephant went down as the mouse hid under a rock the men came and the
elephant cried a tear that dropped on the earth then he died knowing humans will
scour the world until there is no picture
Copyright © Peter Kiggin | Year Posted 2014
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