Skitter, scatter, scurry
Little paws run down the hall
Past the clock that chimes
4 O’clock
Into a hole in the wall
A new world separate from the
Corsets, flowing gowns, and flickering candles
A world of ghosts and magick
The dark underbelly of the house
Their maniacal laughing filling the space
They weave around
A series of mazes and traps
Squeaking warnings
To their many brethren
Their worm-like tails flicking to and fro
Whiskers batting, heart fluttering
Out through another gnawed out hole
Into a dark room filled with silence
They skittered across the room
They skittered across the room
Scattered the toys left upon the floor
And scurried up the bed post
To see the young girl lying wide awake
They surrounded her in the bed
Sniffing her gently
Barely tickling her with their silk whiskers
She looked at them and smiled
All her little friends lovingly about her
They bowed to her in unison
To honor their lovely rat queen
I hope this is not a bad thing, but the end reminded me of Cinderella.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I really like this one a lot and I think it's one of my very most favorite things you've posted up here. Though, the line "Into a dark room filled with darkness" seemed a bit redundant with the same word twice in a line.
Other than that, it was totally fantastic. Well, including that, it's fantastic, but you know what I mean.
Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI honestly didn't realize I had said that twice! I will fix it now! That bugs me that I did that...