a mouse
spiraling through the complex maze
in search of freedom

a lab rat
left behind
viridescent

the silken-haired mouse
rewarded with fine cheese
for every accomplishment

the course rat
with meagre scraps
viridescent

a vibrant mouse
pushing onward
pleasing the scientists

a dull lab rat
unmoving
viridescent

you’re still afraid of it
like a wild dog you’ve frightened off with a friend
it returns when they’ve left
or it grows courageous
you fear the day you grow weak
you fear the day that dog rears its fangs once more

you’ve begun to falter
your steps muddled
you see its approach
you feel it
you’re still afraid of it

yet you are persistent on fighting it again alone
you were always arrogant

the beautiful summer air is nought
the shifting of the colours of the leaves is nought
the shining white snow that falls on a winter day is nought
the sweet scent of spring flowers is nought
all is nought
when compared to you

even heaven’s light
enwrought with wondrous colours
cannot compare to you

your smile shines the brightest
illuminating even the darkest of spaces
nullifying anything negative

as nought can come close
to you.

i’m in love with the sun
it’s bright and warming
pierces through the darkness

but can the sun love a rainstorm?
can it love the darkness it tries so hard to erase?
will it?

its arrows, flightless
their power, immense
but its arrows are finite
its power is not limitless
finite is not forever
limits end somewhere

when will the sun set?