I was warned
of predators
on the path ahead
by a big neon sign
and a recording on an old jukebox
that repeated a warning
every 19 seconds
Turn back now
The voice proclaimed
As a fat raccoon scampered out
From a sticker bush
Holding a rotten apple core
And a wee pocket knife
How cute
I thought
as I ignored
the pile of bones
just behind him
arranged in an arrow
pointing down the road ahead
of predators
on the path ahead
by a big neon sign
and a recording on an old jukebox
that repeated a warning
every 19 seconds
Turn back now
The voice proclaimed
As a fat raccoon scampered out
From a sticker bush
Holding a rotten apple core
And a wee pocket knife
How cute
I thought
as I ignored
the pile of bones
just behind him
arranged in an arrow
pointing down the road ahead
