Beyond the peaceful river banks a predator lurked.
“Be careful. I smell danger.” Grumpy old GordonTtoad croaked. His snarky expression told everyone gathered that he felt himself to be in the know.
They heard Blue Waterfall whisper, “Come over here and I will cover you, shelter you.”
Bucky Beaver looked up from the structured dam he was patting into shape and asked, “What is it?”
Herman Hedge Hog huffed. “Humans.”

Snarky words that bite,
She delivers with a smile.
Mixing Messages.

“If Mother’s happy,
Beyond one day in a month,”
Dad says, “Celebrate!”

Unhappy. Grumpy.
Oh, but its another’s fault.
Mantra? “If Only…”

“I love you,” she says.
Mother. Wife. Facade of Love.
inside, Hate of self.

Whispers and Secrets.
I’ll tell you, but don’t tell them.
She tells them the same.

Divide and Conquer.
Narcissism Perfected.
Loving her is hard.

Carol Mackey