In Between
is when I write my poems
in-between Anibal bringing mouse traps
and the conversation we often have
with Anibal about mice
and why they are in these old buildings
and what we should do about them besides
buy a big red bucket with a lid to put crackers in
so the mice won't eat our crackers and then Anibal
tells us about his son who may become a sound
engineer and he may not because he is influenced by
his girl friend who doesn't want him to become
a sound engineer and then Anibal says that he will
come back tomorrow to see about mice
and tell us about the new elevator in this old building
and the people who moved out on the seventh floor
and the new Duane Reade and he shakes our
hands goodbye