Saturday, September 27, 2025

can you keep it down out here

i go out
into the back yard
to see what all the commotion
is about.
birds on the fence,
chirping,
bullfrogs
sounding off
in their hoarse voices.
there's a snake
slithering
beneath a rock.
squirrels are dancing with
acorns in
their mouth.
a raccoon is yanking
the lid
off a trash can.
i open the door and they
all stop
to take a look
at me,
shrug and continue
on as if i don't exist.

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