fences make good neighbors
but only if your neighbor
is not a groundhog
SHOOT IT! the vegan cried
as it made its way
through her beet and lettuce patch
of course he didn’t.
he lured it to his left hand
with ripe spring berries
then lovingly stroked
the beast’s underbelly
until it rolled to its back
and purred
did you know groundhogs purr?
neither did I
but this here freewrite poem
says they do
and freewrites never lie
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