The Squirrels Need to Go on a Diet (A Poem)

 

The squirrels need to go on a diet

It sounds strange, but it’s true.

The broken tree limb laying in my back yard proves it.

The divots from the previous ones too.

Perhaps they are having too many walnuts.

Or are spending too much time at my bird feeders.

They may get plenty of exercise

But they sure are eaters.

Today it was a large branch.

Two weeks ago, it was literally half a tree.

They may not look like they are getting chunky,

But they must be carrying weight the naked eye can’t see.

I’ll admit that there may be other explanations.

Too much rain, too much wind, maybe ants or termites.

It could even just be gravity

Bringing the branches down both day and night.

I’m not convinced though,

Especially when those branches come down and aren’t quiet.

The explanation, to me at least, seems clear.

The squirrels need to go on a diet.

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Here are some of my other poems:

The Night the Wisconsin Badger Tapped Out (A Poem)

A Cat Dad (A Poem)

In the Way (A Poem)

Where the F*ck is My Phone? (A Poem)