Screeching cornered animal synonymous with banshee on the loose

Upon exiting side door nearest

to our single bedroom
(a few dozen strides to access said way

out apartment - complex edifice),

I unexpectedly encountered

(on August 30th, 2021
~10:15 post meridian -

née namely heard but did not see),

a small screeching creature

whose anatomical features it did splay

yours truly raced (fast as greased lightning)
back to our unit (b44)

breathlessly describing

frightful scenario to spouse

her skeptical response equivalent to naysay

ying, nevertheless found me burrowing
under blankets temporarily, silently,

and roughly exalted hooray

to release pent up fear and allay

uneasiness that encompassed mine psyche.

Hence... all plans to travel exotic lands
across the seven seas

versus going to zoo

(to befriend endangered animals)

went out the window made of

carefully decorated, engraved

and finished (polished) yew,

which wooden frame father made (who

taught himself carpentry - his real job

mechanical engineer at General Electric,

but he much preferred to build true

lee awesome contraptions, I

(his prodigal son) can attest

when yours truly happily did passthrough

childhood whereby papa built us

(three progeny - two girls and one boy)

a playhouse with chimney and flue

(accoutered with modern conveniences)

actually futuristic trappings, thus

other neighborhood kids knew

where to head and eschew

conventional trendy artificially intelligent

toys – batteries not required.

Hyperbole ye may suspect at thee above

and consider absolute zero

believability, yet exaggeration

contains more'n kernel of truth - hello...

honest to dog complex edifice arrayed with stove

and similar appliances

(all General Electric brands) forsooth

plus attractions luring garden variety bugaboo

such as the critter

which crossed paths me yesterday

finding yours truly helpless regarding what to do

unfortunately creature not soft and cuddly,

nor the least bit similar to bunny foo foo,

thence (as notated in the first stanza) hitherto

fast as these spindle shanks of mine

could carry very liberal minded Jew,

(albeit non practicing)

made immediate headway to loo

derived from the French phrase

'guardez l'eau', which means

'watch out for the water,'

a much less severe dictate

versus potentially rabid little beast new

lee entranced with human beings,

who mostly think themselves superior

to other living entities even

abhorrent toward one
generic nonestablishmentarian parvenu

namely me, who ofttimes doth rue

foregone opportunities,

which prick and pierce consciousness

namely getting a dragon tattoo.