much better than we do.
they don't have to meet the in-laws,
or worry
about birthdays, or holidays.
they don't
wish for anything, or than
another animal to eat
or a stream to drink from.
they've got it made.
no birthday cakes, blowing
out candles,
no wife asking if she looks
fat in these feathers.
there's no keeping up with
the joneses,
telling them how you flew
all the way to new jersey once.
no grumpy kids, wanting more
of everything,
no therapy after
a snake crawls up the tree
and eats all their new eggs.
they shrug it off
and keep going
to another tree, another branch
with another mouthful
of twigs.
there's no small talk,
about work, or the weather.
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