Road-kill Bingo

 

Grey squirrel flattened mid-flight, a

Moth-eaten grandmas stole

Pressed to the ground: a pavement pie.

Rabbit – gaudy, crimson

Fly feast entrails winding round; a

Luau garland garnish.

Badger corpse, drunk in the gutter

Grey belly uppermost,

Paws hooked over; gurning

Mask smiling in expectation

Of a tummy tickle.

Stuffed wood pigeon, too fat to fly

Paid for his gluttony -

Feathered snow puffs, light and blowy;

Are all that remains of

Brief pillow fight between plump breast

And solid car bumper.

Beef jerky dried voodoo carcass

Hints at hedgehog, maybe.

One more domestic pussy cat

Crow stiff as unwashed socks -

And I have it – road-kill bingo.