Raccoons
dusk falls.
they emerge from gutters and storm sewers.
mothers, fathers, cubs, singles, in pairs or groups.
spreading like soliders fanning across the disputed territories,
climbing up on roofs, stealing from bird feeders, eating
crops sown for local families, berries, corn, ransacking
garbage bins, crawling into dumpsters, grazing compost piles.
they destroy small trees, set dogs to barking and panting at back doors,
release the stench of raccoon, overpowering smell of honeysuckle and roses.
the stars reel overhead and the raccoons move from house to house.
sleepy husbands and fathers turn on porch lights and shout
at them to go away but they just glare back, and hiss.
They have claimed the night and slither back into
gutters and storm sewers to rest.
dawn arrives.
dusk falls.
they emerge from gutters and storm sewers.
mothers, fathers, cubs, singles, in pairs or groups.
spreading like soliders fanning across the disputed territories,
climbing up on roofs, stealing from bird feeders, eating
crops sown for local families, berries, corn, ransacking
garbage bins, crawling into dumpsters, grazing compost piles.
they destroy small trees, set dogs to barking and panting at back doors,
release the stench of raccoon, overpowering smell of honeysuckle and roses.
the stars reel overhead and the raccoons move from house to house.
sleepy husbands and fathers turn on porch lights and shout
at them to go away but they just glare back, and hiss.
They have claimed the night and slither back into
gutters and storm sewers to rest.
dawn arrives.
If you have never seen raccoons come out of storm sewers, here is a video of it, compliments of YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=rsUF2r8Y7ww
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