I'm Here!

Author's Note: This poem was actually inspired by Emily Dickinson's poem, "I'm Nobody! Who Are You?" I was experimenting with rhyming schemes, and then I read Emily Dickinson's poem. I really liked the declaration of the speaker's character, and I wanted to embody that in my poem. I don't think it turned out as a declaration of one's character, but I still think it's a fun piece. 

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 me,  

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.