He must have been so at odds with life
that he decided today was the
day to end it all.
Death by Car.
My car.
Why me?
But, thanks to the squirrel gods
above, when that suicidal
squirrel sped off the sidewalk
towards the front of my car
at the last moment he
realized his life was
worth living,
and he dashed back
to the safety of the sidewalk.
And I’m thankful he didn’t
make me an accessory
to his squirrely suicide.
Bob Boyd