Derek Adams
Offering
I can’t even read
if the auspices are good,
as the sun’s jaundiced rays
slice low through the almost mist,
to spot light on the doorstep
what’s left of a wood mouse,
left by our ginger cat:
a head, two front legs, a trail of gut.
I walk round to the garage, get
the small red seaside spade
that I keep for just such occasions,
remove the intestines
and tiny body parts;
this is how the day starts.
if the auspices are good,
as the sun’s jaundiced rays
slice low through the almost mist,
to spot light on the doorstep
what’s left of a wood mouse,
left by our ginger cat:
a head, two front legs, a trail of gut.
I walk round to the garage, get
the small red seaside spade
that I keep for just such occasions,
remove the intestines
and tiny body parts;
this is how the day starts.
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