The noise above my ceiling bothers me.
I’m used to seeing animals outside;
I like the avian activity,
the skunks are cute, opossums I abide.
The squirrel vandals and the racoon shit
I tolerate – this yard I think’s as much
their home as mine, and they’re appropriate
for garden health. I welcome them as such.

But noise at dawn and sunset over me,
suggesting infiltration through my roof,
unsettles and negates serenity.
I search for ways to make home critter-proof.
Avoiding setting traps, I heed advice,
and hope this sound-repellant will suffice.