There Will Be Mice

The inevitable
Procession of events
Through local existence

Only varies by which
Events are processing
Any given moment.

Oh! Also by the rate
At which they’re processing.
That’s key. That’s important,

That’s what’s always startling—
The inevitable
Changes gears so quickly

From almost motionless
To a swift fall or blink
In which you spot the head

Of a mouse or the legs
Of a spider edging
Past the foot of the bed.