Sense Sonnet - Acher

Mouse Trap Acher

It got to be cold outside,
So Mom and I found a new place
Where humans lived. We had to hide.
Humans don't like to share their space
With fellow creatures like we mice.
We tried to stay out of their way.
If discovered, we'd sacrifice
Our lives, so we hid in day,
And then scurried about at night,
Trying not to leave any clues.
But with humans, things don't go right.
When they discover us, we lose.

I heard the noise - a fearsome snap,
And found my Mom dead in the trap.