(or grief has turned me into an animal)
my human part died
the chapter over
from the dirt
I have become a mouse,
paralysed by noise,
eyes sideways
fearful of humans
leaping to corners
greasy and dark
running tail twitching
round eyes dartful
nibbling at crumbs
I am not one of them
but they have inhabited
my soul in the night.
They have me surrounded.
I tried to show them who’s boss
and they made me queen
and now I am one of them.
