I'm Here!

Context: There is a tiny mouse in the barn. He used to be a beloved pet to the farmer’s daughter, but she grew up and left. Soon, the mouse was forgotten about, yet each day, he came for a block of cheese, hoping someone would remember. But the busy farmers don’t realize that he’s here. If they knew, what would they do?

I’m Here!

I’m here, right here, where I hide and wait,

Tiny and still, what have I done to deserve this fate?

I’ve become forgotten as I roam the farm,

Once loved, now lost with no charm.

The farmers all pass me, but they never see,

A little mouse who longs to be.

Each day, I wait for someone to notice me out of the corner of their eye,

But none do, and I don’t like to pry.

The cook once screamed and dropped her spoon.

I ran away too quickly to be noticed, too soon.

Even though, I run, I hide, I flee

I still hope someone will see

Maybe I’ll leave, but I don’t want a life forgotten, sent into the night 

For though, I’m small, I have might.

I’m here, I’m here, a mouse I’ll be,

Until the end, when they still won’t see me.