Bambi + Squirrels

“this is enjoyable so enjoy it” - Kat on being a creative person.

Cheese bread for Bambi
huffs of desire beneath the curio
curiously ununderstanding
how the ball with
treats vanished
Retrieved by my hand
relieved and excited
my effort her triumph
she parades the living room
between paws of delight
tragedy again strikes
and under the TV stand
the huffs of desire wander

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Fat Squirrel

When you run across the fence top
your rodent fingers stretched
the length from nose to tail
is over half a fence section
when you stop you truly take shape
rounder than round when you’ve sat still
your body slowly inflates
a softball
yet you nibble still on a nut you’ve discovered
monstrous and natural, gigantic but unconsuming

There’s this subreddit where people only post pictures of fat squirrels. If I’m going to spend time online it should be on the fat squirrel subreddit. There is such simplicity in that kind of joy. That is what I need more of, uncomplicated happiness. That is probably what everyone needs more of, I doubt it could cut. More fat squirrels.