Achilles' Car

as when the car
all cylinders hot in pursuit
of destiny or garage
o’erleaping the dividing strip
into opposing traffic
shouts through the teeth of its grille a honk
and all others skid to stillness
to other lanes or to the curb
in amazement at its rage and determination
     so the mouse     its eyes popping with desire
     scatters dust and leaves stillness on the upper shelf
     before its descent to the trap
     

from Amateur Mythology (2017)