I, Mouse (Redux)

I am just a mouse

But cross me at your own risk

Quiet but deadly

Persistent as a toothache

Scritch, scritch, I'll gnaw down your walls

submitted for Imaginary Garden With Real Toads, Word Count With Mama Zen

I, Mouse

Angry Mouse on the Phone by dl norton

Don't underestimate me

I may look unassuming

which is why you

will assume that I

am meek and mild

That

is a mistake

I may be quiet

but I am stealthy

You may not even notice me

watching

waiting

I keep my secrets

to myself

I can subsist on

crumbs

I am stubborn

persistent

I will destroy your house

piece by piece

I will disrupt your sleep

scritch by scritch

I will steal your food

and your sanity

By the time you catch me

there will be dozens more

to take my place

Don't underestimate me.

submitted for Imaginary Garden With Real Toads, Fireblossom Fridays, The Animal Inside