rattlesnake

I trapped a rattlesnake today
It wasn’t hard
It slithered in
To the garden
(I had left the gate open)

And now it’s here
Blocking my path
Staring at me
Rattling
(As rattlesnakes do)

My neighbor popped her head over the wall
To ask why she hadn’t seen me lately
I told her I was
just busy
(which technically was true)

She didn’t know about the rattlesnake.