Skunk Too Close
I was shocked seeing him there
Doing his morning gymnastics
Standing there on his front legs
ready to spray his aromatics
I stood still in the bright sunlight
And prayed that he would run
Though he stood his ground that day
shiny black there in the sun
He really was quite impressive
When seen there up so close
Though I feared he’d have a tantrum
And violate my nose
He performed there a bit for me
Standing mere feet away
Most said I was very lucky
For not having been sprayed
I could not avoid the encounter
It all happened so fast
He moved there all around
And I was a statue until he\'d passed