Just No Way

I had 10 squirrels at the feeder today,

Dapper in their gray and brown business suits;

Busily eating sunflower seeds.

They seem like 4 year old boys

Cute and intent

on what they want.

Selfish and charming

sitting on their haunches

tails tightly coiled

dark black eyes glinting

Energetic and yet

so vulnerable.

I buried one yesterday

who died likely crossing my street

for the same irresistible seeds.

There is no way to teach them

or even explain

or offer to hold their hands.

Paul A