Walking home, I heard a shuffle.
Looking up, I saw you and your struggle.

Squirrel hanging from the limp limb,
how terrified you must have been.
Clambering and tenaciously tugging, pulling upwards.
All eyes were on you, in that moment and then there was me.

My eyes were wide, ready to catch you if you fell.
Squeaking and making kiss noises, I cheered you on.
You looked so cute, I couldn’t help myself.
My hands reached out, cupping under where you hung.

You were so cute, you tiny grey creature.
Crawling, reaching and balancing, you were somehow missing your mark.
Sliding back to your beginning, you must’ve been terrified.

There was me, the giant below you.
You couldn’t know my intentions were pure.

You only knew of your battle, and your will not to fall.

6 responses to “Little Squirrel”

  1. Scrunch Foldington Avatar
    Scrunch Foldington

    This is a lovely little vignette! Reminds me of the ringtail possum that used to live on my balcony. 🙂

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    1. BrittnyLee Avatar
      BrittnyLee

      Thank you!!!! Aw I love opposums. They’re so cute!! I’m glaf you enjoyed th is. This actually did happen too haha. The squirrel made back up the tree in his own. Aw

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  2. Woodsy Avatar
    Woodsy

    I remember a squirrel used to come to the old house (which backed on to a local country footpath) looking for food and occasionally wandering in the back door to check out what a kitchen looked like.
    It came in one day and, as ever, I turned to grab the jar of nuts and unscrew the lid.
    When I turned back, no sign of the squirrel.
    Then, suddenly, I felt eyes peering into mine.
    It had climbed up my clothes and was hanging on my collar, looking right at me.

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    1. BrittnyLee Avatar
      BrittnyLee

      Awww that is ADORABLE!!!!! I WOULD BE Geeking out full blown I cuteness overload. You’re so lucky to have experienced that. Squirrels are so adorable !!!! Wow! I would’ve been shocked too, of course. But the cuteness overloading would take over awww. He must’ve liked you!

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  3. Jaya Avendel Avatar
    Jaya Avendel

    I was shocked to see a couple black squirrels where I live. I love the grey kind with their big tails more. 🙂

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    1. BrittnyLee Avatar
      BrittnyLee

      black ones are so neat!!! I’ve seen those in Ellysburg 🙂 you’d like it here. We have a ton of those grey ones 🙂

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