Day by day, I sit beneath the large tree

I watch the animals roam around curiously

One catches by eye and comes to me

He looks me in the eyes and sits on my knee

I stop my breath as it moves slowly

I sit still, scared of what it might be

He is a small creature that does no harm to me

I begin to pet it and feel empathy

Everyone overlooks the poor squirrel I see

I watch the bystanders with a face of enmity

I look away with no negative thought in my mentality

Just me and this overlooked squirrel from the tree

We watch others begin to gather nearly

Me and the overlooked squirrel smile with glee