The Ghosts of Mice

[Coyote]

The ghosts of mice
are real
that almost glimpse
that sound you can’t quite hear
the stillness of a cat

The ghosts of mice are discrete
they only take what can’t be missed
and leave no droppings

The ghosts of mice like to sing
a faint hum
behind the walls
warning of encroaching mold

they say the ghosts of mice
come out at night
to fix our broken dreams
humming us back to sleep
in a memory of tiny hands

 

[Gracie]

I need some mice ghosts.

Great post, Coyote. Thank you.