Animal suicide

sometimes I think
birds, squirrels,
and other woodland creatures
play Russian roulette
with their furry lives
I know they hear
I know they see
My big SUV
driving right down the road
then they dash out
RIGHT
in front of me…
I know they must be scared
I know I would be…

and one time I saw
a chicken
trying to cross the road
He was at the stop sign
walking right in front of me
yet again in my SUV
so I blew the horn
he still didn’t budge
he wanted to take
his sweet chicken time
I imagined him on my plate
baked
seasoned with lemon and lime
LOL I’m just playing
he finally crossed
but now I know why
the chicken crossed
the road
because he was lost
and trying not
to be food

Every time
a animal
dashes for my truck
I pray
that it eats four leaf clovers
and has good luck
because the animals
volunteering to commit suicide
they just dash out
waiting to be struck