Cat and Mouse

From Robert Lee Brewer's blog, Poetic Asides, "For today's prompt, write a trap poem."

Cat and Mouse

Really, it's the perfect setup

because it knows where to find its prey;

carelessly gathered in groups, scurrying

in search of a meal, foraging

for the things needed

to bring back

to the nest.

There is neither safety nor strength

in numbers now. Instead,

vulnerability in numbers

where it takes what it came for:

one by one

by tens of thousands.

It has set the perfect trap

(poor, poor little mousie)

and there is no escaping

(hide little mouse, hide)

this game of cat and mouse.