Mouse Tales Press Courtney Curran

Cat's Prize

I slip through the brush

And stalk my prey

The mouse has no chance

To get away

The catch is mine

So it is only fair

That I take it home

And hide it there

The back door of the house

Is slightly ajar

I sneak through the grass

Then crouch under a car

I make my move

And creep through the door

I speed through the kitchen

But slide on the floor

I bump into the leg

Of the woman there

I hold my mouse

And return her stare

She grabs her face

And screams in fright

She cannot even move

Her face is white

People come running

And before too long

I get a bad feeling

That something is wrong

The next thing I know

I’m back out of the house

And lying next to me

Is my prize mouse

Courtney Curran is blind, and has been since birth. This has been a minor inconvenience, but she always finds ways to go around or push through any obstacles. She graduated summa cum laude from Anne Arundel Community College, and is currently attending Towson University. She is working toward a degree in electronic media and film. She has two Internet radio music programs on The Global Voice.