Come closer and listen
something's gnawing in the wall
I think it's mice
partying in the dark
beyond us leaving us
to our human desperations
Curtains closed against the moonlight
violins and cellos bluetoothed
against the childhood memory of waiting
for the crunch of driveway stones
pillow pressed against our ears against
what came next at 3 a.m.
Hold your breath and listen
beyond these walls
coyotes yipping in the woods
pull back the blind and look
the red moon wounded
in dead pines
Come closer and listen
something's gnawing in the wall
tell me everything will be all right.
