other animals

it must have been an hour or so 
that I sat and strained was it screams
or through too many panes laughter 
or worse I thought that was bone bumping
glass there again do I ring the filth

and ruin two evenings or save one
life or am I adding one and one 
and getting mayonnaise or am I 
next up on the newstainment prank show

I hear some express affection as 
though they were paid by the decibel 
but it’s hard for me to imagine 

or maybe through slats my wide eyes 
helped them coin a fresh entertainment