animal house

you leave your door
open all night.
you have gone
to bed and not locked
up. when you come
down the stairs
the livingroom is full
of animals.
they have come in
and made themselves
at home. a raccoon
is on the couch having
a cup of coffee,
the badger has the remote
and is searching
for animal planet.
a few birds are on
the shelf in a line.
three grey squirrels are
trying to open up
a jar of planters nuts,
while a small black
bear is in the fridge
licking clean a butter
tub. what the hell,
you say, which makes
them all laugh.
you shake your head,
grab your briefcase
and head to work.
lock up when you leave
you tell them,
and clean up after
yourselves.