Thanks for not sharing.

Using chemicals to feed the garden
deterring the critters
and the insects
as if they shouldn’t eat
as I hold the tomato
batting it in the face
of the little critter
looking at me
flicking its tail
as I laugh
it’s all for me
later a rumble comes over
and the pain almost unbearable
I hunch over
the critter in the window
laughing at me
Thanks for not sharing.

Thanks for reading.
-Temperamentally Tina