the smokies (December 2016)

lift yourself off the floor, 
out the door,
i can't take it anymore. 

while the bears are toasting,
the raccoons roasting,
and the coyotes howling.

howling.
howling and growling
and pawing and scratching,

and when they too stop,
all that is left are sizzles and pops. 

sizzle and pop.
snap, crackle, pop. 
i'm hungry. 
what's for breakfast?