Small Mammal

Nights like this I am a small animal
A marmot moving about her burrow
or a solitary pika
or a starry mole scratching
Aimlessly adjusting her straw bed
The house is quiet
And no one needs me now or anymore
I just rummage for a long lost photo
Momento mori, reminder of my past
Which I find under a cushion
Like a crust of dry bread

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Cristina Ariza Dávila