Poem-A-Day: Day 254

Jerks

a bird looked at me,
it told me to drop dead
then immediately fell from its perch.

I laughed for a moment,
thought about what it had  said
then went about my normal activities.

months later,
at that very same location
a dog laughed at the way I walked.

I wasn’t appalled,
I didn’t really even care,
I just chalked it up to poor manners.

but it was obvious,
my obnoxiousness was so revolting
that only animals had the guts to tell me.