Mouse
by Jesse Glass
in a trap
while we slept
white belly
that crept
over kitchen floors
eyes
staring
down
a cold night
the coveted
shards
of corn chip
split by
thumbnail
tripped
the metal
pedal
of doom
-we most solemnly
entomb-
strong legs
hinged
for a leap
(leap no more)
& the fine brown
hair
fit for lady's
wear
invites
a melodrama:
-Call for Tourneur's
heavy line
(if not Marlowe's
own)
-& Call for a matchbox
a garden trowel
a leveling instep
for the Over-Reacher-
& soft transition
for intrepid jaws
in this harvest
weather.
© 2002 by Jesse Glass. All rights reserved.
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