I nearly stepped on it
Laying there in the middle of the sidewalk
Right in the middle
I turned just as I passed it
Just to make sure
Yep that’s a dead mouse
Or a rat
If I stood on it
The bottom of my shoe would be in danger
A sole in peril
But then who touches the soul
We unlace it’s and put it aside
For freedom and want
I wash my hands anyway
20 seconds at least