Susan Burch
Try Not to Move
It’s 3:23 am, an hour before you have to get up. If I get up to pee, you’ll wake up and lose an hour of sleep. So I roll over, watch the clock, and try not to move.
it doesn’t matter
if I’m the city mouse
or the country mouse
if the great horned owl
decides to eat me
About the Author
Susan Burch is a good egg.