gathering nuts

she wasn't a complicated

woman.

far from it.

can a squirrel be

complicated?

not really. it gathers

nuts

and lives out his life

jumping from

branch to branch

and running across the wires

overhead

unaware of electrical

shock.

but he's not complicated,

and neither was

she.

confused, yes. simple

minded, of course,

unable to make a decision,

like crossing a street,

often wandering into

traffic with

her head down looking

neither way.