loose threads

the squirrels in the backyard
sit in the low branches of the
redwood trees with their freshly
plucked citrus globes, which
they split in half and consume 
one part at a time, hollowing
out the peel to the pith before
moving on to the other side —
occasionally, a squirrel will drop
her orange bowl with a juicy
thwump and we will watch one
another, a human hollowed out with
missing and a squirrel plump with
having.

-rjm