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Cheese in a Corner
I wait restless in a corner
I know one day he´ll find me
A little mouse, led to a trap
Like flowers lead a bee
I lay helpless filled with sorrow
For when that innocent mouse
Comes to free me from my capture
Will be vanquished from this house
¨Go away¨ I yell worried
But he doesn´t seem to hear
He comes to grab me, a slice of cheese
They sneak up from the rear
He´s just trying to feed his family
Trying to save them from
The starvation that awaits them
Saved by a few bread crumbs
He's done nothing wrong
I promise it I swear
But what they´ll do to him
Is far too much to bear
He´s just a lonely father
The soldier of his kind
Fighting for his kin
The fault of his death is mine
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This poem is an extended metaphore poem. It reflects the thoughts of a hostage who is the cause of someones death. This could also be read as the death or injury of someone being a result of the writer's action. Overall, it is a poem of guilt, and personal morales.