Every morning he amuses me
Scrambling up and down the tree
Chasing his buddies
Jumping from limb to limb
Sitting on the ground
Eating from his tiny hands
His white belly glistening in the sun
He’s so cute
Until he jumps on the bird feeder
Chases all the birds away
Costing us a fortune
Dumping birdseed on the ground
That’s when I want to wring his scrawny neck
Cut off his bushy tail
And hang it on my car antenna
For all his fellow critters to see
Instead
I let the dog out
He likes squirrels
As much as I like snakes
Like a raging bull
He charges out the door
Barking and growling
His hackles sticking up
His Iron jaws clamping down
Barely missing the little guy
As he scrambles up the tree
Where he belongs
Where I wish he’d stay
Forever
But then
I’d miss all the fun
~Sandi
Straight from the Heart 