Squirrel

he found comfort
in the slight vertigo
from the teetering
on two legs of
the stool with
uneven feet

it lured him
into its trance
enveloping him
with the moment
and severing ties
of his surroundings

he longed to be
the frisky squirrel
he spied between
the slots of
the dirty white blinds
in the vacant break room

though the wind
was harsh and
bearing knives of ice
he wished he had
the apparent freedom
the squirrel sprinted
through the wild
woods with