Corners

All things eventually get in
and nature encroaches
no matter how secure
our houses,
with doors and windows locked,
that no man breaches,
but nature tears at the very corners,
at the very fibers
of our beings,
and lets
herself in,
where mouse scurries
across floors in secret,
hoping, that no one sees him
running,
with pretzel in hand,
and bee buzzes
at the corners of invisible glass,
trapped,
wondering why he cannot pass
through closed windows,
where repeatedly
he bangs his head,
while spider watches gleefully,
preparing, as he ties a napkin  
around his neck,
happy and fat to have built
such sticky webs,
yes, all things eventually get in
no matter how secure
our houses,
and nature encroaches,
even under
the watchful eye
of the guard dog
who only pretends
he's always
sleeping

Author's Note

Currently house/dog-sitting so a bit of this is inspired by my experience. But the other night the dog literally caught and killed a mouse while it was trying to secretly escape the kitchen. Getting up to see what all the commotion was about I found the dog hovering over the lifeless body of the mouse, where the piece of pretzel it was apparently trying to make off with lay just a few cm away. Needless to say, the whole scene of the crime seemed a bit surreal and bizarre because dogs usually don't catch mice. Anyway, got to go - the dog is howling!

Reviews

[Chris]

Should I say welcome back... and the addy to your .com gave a Domain Error when searched.

Good piece way back when - relatable still.

[Robin]

your observational eye is a delight when it combines with your pen , never boring ~

[OT]

nature creeps in for sure - I have a fly that drives me mad as testament of that ha I wonder whether it just chooses not to leave sometimes hmm - great wordcrafting - makes me wonder - is nature actually ever NOT inside lol is it ever out to get in? hmm

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

That it does......what a wonderful piece!