> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.hawkword.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# The Mouse Trap
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/the-mouse-trap/
- Published: 2021-12-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-12-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: I had a mousetrap that was haunted by memories of ancient vermin each morning I'd find it, undaunted and empty, seemingly determined to prove that it can move -- of course without an animating force
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

I had a mousetrap that was haunted  
by memories of ancient vermin  
each morning I'd find it, undaunted  
and empty, seemingly determined  
to prove that it can move -- of course  
without an animating force

I'd leave it near a darkened doorway  
a tasty cheese served on a platter  
and then, as if it was just child's play  
(at first I thought it was the latter)  
the cheese is gone, trap nowhere near  
I must admit I did know fear

dramatic ending to this story  
no mediums were called to solve it  
and it was neither sad or gory  
I had no choice but to resolve it  
this place is haunted by a mouse  
I said, and bought me a new house

---

**Author notes:** https://allpoetry.com/contest/2795879-A-haunted-item.