Love sonnet from the perspective of Rod, a jock mouse who lived on my animal crossing island for 3 months - Jiaqi Kang

My house is blue, inside and out, and I

a purple mouse. The sea and sky are blue

and fish, some bugs, my neighbor Stu: it’s true!!

I’ll miss these colors when I say goodbye

but most of all, my friends, this life, the light

on petals after rain, the music box

that sits outside the shops, the ticks of clocks,

and moths that wander with the ghosts at night.

I’m scared I’ll never feel this way again

without the days that know me well, that trust

in me, a little mouse, to try my best,

to take my pills, to swing my net, and when

I miss the bug I want to catch, adjust:

I gently water plants. I know I’m blessed.

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Jiaqi Kang (21st century) Switzerland (currently studying in UK)

Source: Ghost City Press