Playing possum

at a roadside grille

two turkey buzzards dine on possum meat

quibble over who gets

the last eyeball hors d’oeuvre

sometimes when you stare into headlights

fall down to play dead

the oncoming car refuses to play

you end up an entree at a roadside grille

where two old buzzards quarrel like family

at a church funeral dinner

over cheap heirlooms

Goodwill won’t take

and just beyond a gaudy veil

the possum grins its toothy grin

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