An Intruder

A cute little mouse
Moved into our house.
When I am asleep
The mouse does creep
Into my food bits
Giving me fits.

Traps won’t work
With this jerk.
I like traps too
Their smell is cool.
The traps attract me,
And not he.

He comes out in the dark.
When I don’t bark.
I can’t catch him,
I’m too slow to snatch him.
I’ll just have to share
What food I leave there.

This is what cats are for.
But the cat that lives next door
Will not get him
Because I won’t let him.
All that I need
Is the cat’s speed.

If I were a skunk
I’d give him a dunk.
He’d disappear
And not come back here.
I’d solve the mystery
And the mouse would be history!