John Lawless Poet Free verse

I Have Seen Them

I have seen them
Near the distant bush
Shriveled carcasses
Slightly gnawed
Partly “eaten”.
I have not seen - “IT”
And worry
About “IT’s”
Dining habits.

John G. Lawless
©5/23/2023

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Gershon Wolf May 24, 2023 at 9:25 PM Does IT use a fork and knife? Does IT give some to his wife? Is IT a hairy blob? I suspect IT's a 'secret slob.' ~ Ward Stradlater (ref: 'Catcher in the Rye,' before page 50 - Stradlater's toiletry...)

Paul Willason May 23, 2023 at 4:38 PM They are everywhere, one "IT" haunts our neighbourhood as well, nibbling away under the secrecy of night. "IT" seems to be developing a taste for Macca's. Good write John playing with the primeval....